Cutaneous mucormycosis and motor vehicle accidents: Findings from an Australian case series

Medical Mycology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 819-825

  Ingram, Paul R ^a,b   Suthananthan, Arul E ^a   Rajan, Ruben ^a   Pryce, Todd M ^a   Sieunarine, Kishore ^a   Gardam, Dianne J ^a   Heath, Christopher H ^a,c  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Motor vehicle accident; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914169584     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myu054     Document Type: Article

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