Cutaneous zygomycosis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages 41-45

  Skiada, A ^a   Petrikkos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Soft tissue; Trauma; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CORTICOSTEROID; POSACONAZOLE;

DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; GANGRENE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION RATE; MORTALITY; MUCORMYCOSIS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INDURATION; TISSUE NECROSIS; ZYGOMYCETES;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 70349990491     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02979.x     Document Type: Review

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