Upper-Extremity Mucormycosis Infections in Immunocompetent Patients

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1201-1205

  Moran, Steven L ^a   Strickland, Justin ^a   Shin, Alexander Y ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungus; hand trauma; infection; mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; VORICONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARM; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND INJURY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SOIL POLLUTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPUTATION; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33747882302     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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