Burns
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 1108-1112 , December 2008

Incidence of systemic fungal infection and related mortality following severe burns

  • Clinton K. Murray

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, TX, United States
    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Infectious Disease Service, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, United States. Tel.: +1 210 916 8752; fax: +1 210 916 0388.
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  • Florence L. Loo

      Affiliations

    • US Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
    • Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, United States
    • ,
  • Duane R. Hospenthal

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, TX, United States
    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
    • ,
  • Leopoldo C. Cancio

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, TX, United States
    • US Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
    • ,
  • John A. Jones

      Affiliations

    • US Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
    • ,
  • Seung H. Kim

      Affiliations

    • US Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
    • ,
  • John B. Holcomb

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, TX, United States
    • US Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
    • ,
  • Charles E. Wade

      Affiliations

    • US Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
    • ,
  • Steven E. Wolf

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, TX, United States
    • US Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States

,Accepted 21 April 2008.

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☆ Disclaimer: The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense or the U.S. government. This work was prepared as part of their official duties and, as such, there is no copyright to be transferred.

PII: S0305-4179(08)00129-0

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.04.007

Burns
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