Fulminant, undetected candida sepsis after an apparently survivable burn injury

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 894-897

  Struck, Manuel F ^a   Stiller, Dankwart ^b   Corterier, Cord C ^a   Reichelt, Beate ^a   Steen, Michael ^a  

^a BG KLINIKEN BERGMANNSTROST   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METRONIDAZOLE; NORADRENALIN; PANTOPRAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN INFECTION; CANDIDA; CANDIDA FAMATA; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STOMACH ULCER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

AUTOPSY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BURNS; CANDIDIASIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUTROPENIA; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY;

EID: 70349686711     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181b48794     Document Type: Article

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