PRO/EDR> Mucormycosis – USA (02): (LA) 2009, children's hospital linen, fatal

Mucormycosis — Worldwide/Unknown
1. Duffy J, Harris J, Gade L, et al: Mucormycosis Outbreak Associated with Hospital Linens. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 May; 33(5): 472-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000261. Abstract available at ]

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[The news report above concerns an outbreak of hospital-associated mucormycosis at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans that involved 5 patients over 11 months, all of whom died. The 5 patients had significant co-morbidities. The cases