Fatal gastrointestinal mucormycosis that invaded the postoperative abdominal wall wound in an immunocompetent host

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 956-957

  Carr, Eric J ^a   Scott, Penelope ^a   Gradon, Jeremy D ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; MALE; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033502263     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520482     Document Type: Article

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