Environmental Factors Related to Fungal Wound Contamination after Combat Trauma in Afghanistan, 2009–2011

Environmental Factors Related to Fungal Wound Contamination after Combat Trauma in Afghanistan, 2009–2011

During the recent war in Afghanistan (2001–2014), invasive fungal wound infections (IFIs) among US combat casualties were associated with risk factors related to the mechanism and pattern of injury. Although previous studies recognized that IFI patients primarily sustained injuries in southern Afgha...

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Main Authors: David R. Tribble, Carlos J. Rodriguez, Amy C. Weintrob, Faraz Shaikh, Deepak Aggarwal, M. Leigh Carson, Clinton K. Murray, Penny Masuoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
military medicine
mucormycosis
zygomycosis
wound infection
trauma
Afghanistan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/10/14-1759_article

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