title: Saksenaea erythrospora infection following combat trauma.
abstract: Saksenaea erythrospora is a newly described species of the order Mucorales which has not previously been reported as a cause of human infection. We report a fatal case of S. erythrospora invasive burn wound infection in a 26-year-old male injured during combat operations in Iraq.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA. duane.hospenthal@us.army.mil
authors.forename: Duane R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hospenthal
authors.forename: Kevin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lairet
authors.forename: Elizabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
authors.forename: Evan M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Renz
authors.forename: Deanna A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sutton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D009090:Mucorales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*