| whole genome sequence typing to investigate the apophysomyces outbreak following a tornado in joplin, missouri, 2011. | case reports of apophysomyces spp. in immunocompetent hosts have been a result of traumatic deep implantation of apophysomyces spp. spore-contaminated soil or debris. on may 22, 2011 a tornado occurred in joplin, mo, leaving 13 tornado victims with apophysomyces trapeziformis infections as a result of lacerations from airborne material. we used whole genome sequence typing (wgst) for high-resolution phylogenetic snp analysis of 17 outbreak apophysomyces isolates and five additional temporally an ... | 2012 | 23209631 |
| necrotizing cutaneous mucormycosis after a tornado in joplin, missouri, in 2011. | mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by environmentally acquired molds. we investigated a cluster of cases of cutaneous mucormycosis among persons injured during the may 22, 2011, tornado in joplin, missouri. | 2012 | 23215557 |