Notes from the field: Fatal fungal soft-tissue infections after a Tornado --- Joplin, Missouri, 2011

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 60, Issue 29, 2011, Pages 992-

  Benedict, Kaitlin ^a   Adebanjo, Tolu ^a   Harris, Julie ^a   Lockhart, Shawn ^a   Peterson, Joyce ^a   McClinton, Shirley ^a   Gade, Lalitha ^a   Etienne, Kizee ^a   Hurst, Steven ^a   Benjamin, Lynette ^a   Whitney, Anne ^a   Bolcen, Shanna ^a   Brandt, Mary ^a   Park, Benjamin ^a   Turabelidze, George ^b   Bos, John ^b   Hedrick, Eddie ^b   Byrd, David ^b   Fanfair, Robyn Neblett ^c   Bennett, Sarah ^c   Lo, Yi Chun ^c   more..

^a Infectious Disease Pathology Br ^*

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 79961048164     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
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