Nosocomial cutaneous zygomycosis in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Garg, Jaya ^a   Sujatha, S ^a   Garg, Atul ^a   Parija, S C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Adhesive tape; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Nosocomial infection; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPHOTERICIN B; BICARBONATE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INFUSION FLUID; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; POTASSIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEBRIDEMENT; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSOCOMIAL CUTANEOUS ZYGOMYCOSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RHIZOPUS; SKIN INFECTION; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ZYGOMYCETES;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BANDAGES; CROSS INFECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE; RHIZOPUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 70350566705     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.02.018     Document Type: Article

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