Survival of a patient with trauma-induced mucormycosis using an aggressive surgical and medical approach

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 507-509

  Van Sickels, Nicholas ^a   Hoffman, Jordan ^a   Stuke, Lance ^b   Kempe, Kelly ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungals; Mucormycosis; Rhizopus; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CIPROFLOXACIN; MICAFUNGIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; DRUG MEGADOSE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LAVAGE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OMENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; STOMACH INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX INJURY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHINOCANDINS; HUMANS; LIPOPEPTIDES; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; RHIZOPUS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 79951614147     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31820784ff     Document Type: Article

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