Nosocomial post-traumatic cutaneous mucormycosis: A systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 577-582

  Simbli, Mohammad ^a   Hakim, Fayaz ^a   Koudieh, Mohammad ^b   Tleyjeh, Imad M ^a  

^a KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOSOCOMIAL POSTTRAUMATIC CUTANEOUS MUCORMYCOSIS; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN BIOPSY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SWELLING;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUCORMYCOSIS; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 47349130005     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540701840096     Document Type: Review

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