Burns
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 688-691 , August 2010

Central nervous system infections in patients with severe burns

  • Tatjana P. Calvano

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, United States
    • ,
  • Duane R. Hospenthal

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, United States
    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
    • ,
  • Evan M. Renz

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, United States
    • US Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
    • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, United States
    • ,
  • Clinton K. Murray

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, United States
    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Clinton K. Murray, MD, Infectious Disease Service, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, MCHE-MDI, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234, United States. Tel.: +1 210 916 8752; fax: +1 210 916 0388.

,Accepted 21 August 2009.

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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 US government. This work was prepared as part of their official duties and, as such, there is no copyright to be transferred.

PII: S0305-4179(09)00464-1

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.08.004

Burns
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 688-691 , August 2010

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