Saksenaea erythrospora infection following combat trauma.
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چکیده
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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 49 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011