Infection with a chlorophyllic eukaryote after a traumatic freshwater injury.
Infections with chlorophyllic algae are uncommon. Invasive infection with Desmodesmus armatus developed in two patients independently after they each sustained a penetrating freshwater injury.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Lars F
LF
Westblade
Sangeetha
S
Ranganath
William Michael
WM
Dunne
Carey-Ann D
CA
Burnham
Robert
R
Fader
Bradley A
BA
Ford
D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005618:Fresh Water; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult