A rare case of mucormycosis of median sternotomy wound caused by Rhizopus arrhizus

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-421

  Chawla, R ^a   Sehgal, S ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Mishra, B ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Median sternotomy wound; Mucormycosis; Rhizopus arrhizus

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS ARRHIZUS; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 37549062977     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.37355     Document Type: Article

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