Fatal post-traumatic zygomycosis in an immunocompetent young patient

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1243-1245

  Kontogiorgi, Marina ^a   Floros, Ioannis ^a   Koroneos, Apostolos ^a   Vamvouka, Chrysanthi ^b   Paniara, Olga ^b   Roussos, Charis ^a   Routsi, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; TIMENTIN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FATALITY; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FRACTURE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUND;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; RHIZOPUS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 34748857936     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46993-0     Document Type: Article

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