Contamination From Improvised Explosive Devices Has Led To High Rates Of Infection Among Injured Troops

... Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are often to blame when soldiers are wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The makeshift weapons account for a high percentage of musculoskeletal injuries that, in both theaters, frequently lead to difficult-to-treat infections. Military physicians have faced challenges treating such infections, and the U.S. [click link for full article] ...