Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8694791 | Burns | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Fungal infections in the intensive care unit are becoming a more common occurrence, especially in the care of the burn patient. Fungal infections in the critically burned patient, who by nature have a heightened inflammatory state and impaired immune response, have been found to carry a profound degree of morbidity and mortality. We present our experience in the care of severe thermal injuries; a series of patients with endodontic fungal infection which, as we found, pose a significant risk for the development of systemic infection and sepsis. Fungal periapical abscesses are a rare and, yet undescribed, potential source of systemic sepsis in the burn intensive care unit.
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Authors
Stephen Serio, Brian Burgess, David Voigt,