Fatal Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis infection following combat trauma

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3394-3399

  Tully, Charla C ^a   Romanelli, Anna M ^b   Sutton, Deanna A ^b,c   Wickes, Brian L ^b,c   Hospenthal, Duane R ^c,d  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^c San Antonio Orthopedic Group   (United States)

^d BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACTINOMUCOR ELEGANS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BATTLE INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; GRAM STAINING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE NECROSIS; TISSUE SECTION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ADULT; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FATAL OUTCOME; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACTINOMUCOR ELEGANS; FUNGI;

EID: 70349644862     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00797-09     Document Type: Article

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