Fusarium sporodochia on cutaneous wounds

Medical Mycology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-86

  Smith, Michael ^a   McGinnis, Michael R ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGES AND DRESSINGS; BURN; CELL BUDDING; CELL SWELLING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONIDIUM; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GANGRENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEG INJURY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VEGETATION; WOUND INFECTION;

DERMATOMYCOSES; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES; WOUND INFECTION;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM;

EID: 13244262680     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780410001712089     Document Type: Article

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