Correlation of culture with histopathology in fungal burn wound colonization and infection

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-346

  Schofield, Christina M ^a   Murray, Clinton K ^b   Horvath, Edward E ^b,c   Cancio, Leopoldo C ^b,c   Kim, Seung H ^b,c   Wolf, Steven E ^b,c   Hospenthal, Duane R ^b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Culture; Fungal; Histopathology; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN INFECTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33947315645     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.08.040     Document Type: Article

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