کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3106944 | 1191745 | 2006 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
In 1-year prospective study, bacterial and fungal infections presenting in burned patients were registered. Two-hundred and seventy-eight patients were included. The median total body surface area burned was 14% (range 1–100%). The median length of hospital stay was 12 days (range 1–86 days). Eighty-six patients had in all 148 infections. Seventy-two bloodstream infections (BSI) occurred in 57 patients; most common microorganisms were coagulase-negative staphylococci and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. Forty-nine (17.6%) patients had burn wound infections and 18 (6.5%) had pneumonia. Antibiotics were given to only 30% of the burn patients. Overall mortality rate was 5.0% (14/278). The database can be used to evaluate the effects of changes in burn treatment, staffing and design of burn units, and antimicrobial resistance development in relation to antibiotic usage.
Journal: Burns - Volume 32, Issue 4, June 2006, Pages 477–481