Severe filamentous fungal infections after widespread tissue damage due to traumatic injury: Six cases and review of the literature

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 491-500

  Vitrat Hincky, Virginie ^a   Lebeau, Bernadette ^a   Bozonnet, Emmanuelle ^a   Falcon, Dominique ^a   Pradel, Philippe ^a   Faure, Odile ^a   Aubert, Axel ^a   Piolat, Christian ^a   Grillot, Renée ^a   Pelloux, Hervé ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CASPOFUNGIN; VORICONAZOLE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INJURY; LIMB; MUCORALES; MYCOSIS; NECROSIS; NEUROPATHY; PROGNOSIS; TISSUE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOR; MYCOSES; NECROSIS; PROGNOSIS; SOIL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 72149109775     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540902856537     Document Type: Article

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