Burns
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 773-779 , September 2010

Contribution of bacterial and viral infections to attributable mortality in patients with severe burns: An autopsy series

  • Laurie C. D’Avignon

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, United States
    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
    • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 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 4282; fax: +1 210 916 0388.
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  • Brian K. Hogan

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, United States
    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
    • ,
  • Clinton K. Murray

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, United States
    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
    • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, United States
    • ,
  • Florence L. Loo

      Affiliations

    • Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, United States
    • ,
  • Duane R. Hospenthal

      Affiliations

    • Brooke Army Medical Center, United States
    • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
    • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, United States
    • ,
  • Leopoldo C. Cancio

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • US Army Institute of Surgical Research, United States
    • ,
  • Evan M. Renz

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

,Accepted 11 November 2009.

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☆ 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 the Air Force, 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)00559-2

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.11.007

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Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 773-779 , September 2010

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