Infection with a chlorophyllic eukaryote after a traumatic freshwater injury

Lars F Westblade; Sangeetha Ranganath; William Michael Dunne Jr; Carey-Ann D Burnham; Robert Fader; Bradley A Ford

doi:10.1056/NEJMc1401816

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Infection with a chlorophyllic eukaryote after a traumatic freshwater injury

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Infection with a chlorophyllic eukaryote after a traumatic freshwater injury

Lars F Westblade, Sangeetha Ranganath, William Michael Dunne Jr, Carey-Ann D Burnham, Robert Fader and Bradley A Ford

The New England journal of medicine, Vol.372(10), pp.982-984

03/05/2015

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1401816

PMID: 25738686

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Abstract

Infections with chlorophyllic algae are uncommon. Invasive infection with Desmodesmus armatus developed in two patients independently after they each sustained a penetrating freshwater injury.

Soft Tissue Infections - etiology

Femoral Fractures - complications

Humans

Male

Phylogeny

Young Adult

Chlorophyta - genetics

Wounds, Penetrating - complications

Base Sequence

Adult

Knee Injuries - complications

Chlorophyta - anatomy & histology

Fresh Water

Foot Injuries - complications

Joint Dislocations - complications

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Title: Subtitle: Infection with a chlorophyllic eukaryote after a traumatic freshwater injury
Creators: Lars F Westblade - Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Sangeetha Ranganath
William Michael Dunne Jr
Carey-Ann D Burnham
Robert Fader
Bradley A Ford
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The New England journal of medicine, Vol.372(10), pp.982-984
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1401816
PMID: 25738686
NLM abbreviation: N Engl J Med
ISSN: 0028-4793
eISSN: 1533-4406
Publisher: United States
Language: English
Date published: 03/05/2015
Academic Unit: Pathology
Record Identifier: 9984046906502771

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