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.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Burns / complications*
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Fatal Outcome
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Histocytochemistry
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Humans
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Iraq
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Male
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Microscopy
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Mucorales / isolation & purification*
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Mucormycosis / diagnosis*
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Mucormycosis / microbiology
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Mucormycosis / pathology*
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Mycology / methods
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Wound Infection / diagnosis*
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Wound Infection / microbiology
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Wound Infection / pathology*
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Wounds and Injuries / complications*