Clinical Utility of Fungal Screening Assays in Adults with Severe Burns

Abstract

Fungal wound infections lead to significant morbidity and mortality in burn patients, Diagnosis continues to be made with culture and histopathology, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment. Only one study has examined fungal screening assays in burn patients, but previous literature has shown that in patients with a high prevalence of fungal infection (i.e. hermatopoetic stem cell transplant patiences (HSTC)), fungal screening assays can be of use in diagnosis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA614795

Entities

People

  • Clinton K. Murray
  • Dana M. Blyth
  • Kevin K Chung
  • Leopoldo C. Cancio Booker T.

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Burns
  • Cells
  • Fungi
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Therapy
  • Transplants
  • Wound Infections
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology