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Archive for October 23rd 2012

Invasive Fungal Infections Complicate Treatment of IED-Wounded Troops

Two Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles from the 883rd Engineer Battalion make their way down a main supply route in Afghanistan in search of improvised explosive devices this past February.
BETHESDA, MD--Invasive fungal wound infections are on the increase in military personnel wounded by improvised explosive devices, leading to significant morbidity and even death in some cases where the victims initially survived. David R. Tribble,...
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