Necrotizing Cutaneous Mucormycosis after a Tornado in Joplin, Missouri, in 2011
Necrotizing Cutaneous Mucormycosis after a Tornado in Joplin, Missouri, in 2011
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Neblett Fanfair, Robyn , Benedict, Kaitlin , Bos, John , Bennett, Sarah D , Lo, Yi-Chun , Adebanjo, Tolu , Etienne, Kizee , Deak, Eszter , Derado, Gordana , Shieh, Wun-Ju , Drew, Clifton , Zaki, Sherif , Sugerman, David , Gade, Lalitha , Thompson, Elizabeth H , Sutton, Deanna A , Engelthaler, David M , Schupp, James M , Brandt, Mary E , Harris, Julie R , Lockhart, Shawn R , Turabelidze, George and Park, Benjamin J
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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In May 2011, a tornado struck Joplin, Missouri. A cluster of mucormycosis infections was identified in 13 patients injured during the tornado. All cases were associated with penetrating trauma.
Mucormycosis (formerly known as zygomycosis) is a rare infection caused by molds belonging to the subphylum Mucoromycotina in the order Mucorales.
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Necrotizing Cutaneous Mucormycosis after a Tornado in Joplin, Missouri, in 2011
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Benedict, Kaitlin
Bos, John
Bennett, Sarah D
Lo, Yi-Chun
Adebanjo, Tolu
Etienne, Kizee
Deak, Eszter
Derado, Gordana
Shieh, Wun-Ju
Drew, Clifton
Zaki, Sherif
Sugerman, David
Gade, Lalitha
Thompson, Elizabeth H
Sutton, Deanna A
Engelthaler, David M
Schupp, James M
Brandt, Mary E
Harris, Julie R
Lockhart, Shawn R
Turabelidze, George
Park, Benjamin J
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1237513595
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1237513595
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1204781
