Saksenaea erythrospora Infection Following Combat Trauma

Abstract

Saksenaea erythrospora is a newly described species of the order Mucorales which has not previously been reported as a cause of human infection. We report a fatal case of S. erythrospora invasive burn wound infection in a 26-year-old male injured during combat operations in Iraq.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA618759

Entities

People

  • Deanna A. Sutton
  • Duane R. Hospenthal
  • Elizabeth H. Thompson
  • Evan M. Renz
  • Josep Guarro
  • Kevin K Chung
  • Kimberly Lairet

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Combat Injuries
  • Debridement
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Fungi
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Military Medicine
  • Wound Infections
  • Wounds And Injuries
  • X-Ray Computed Tomography

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.