A Retrospective Study on Post Burns Bacterial Infection Spectrum
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Burn wound infections diagnosis and treating them appropriate antibiotics can prevent bacteremia, sepsis or multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Also early detection of organisms can prevent delayed healing and also decrease the post burns contracture.Burn wound cellulitis , and invasive burn wound infection were included in the study. Methods: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococus Aureus, Klebsiella, E.Coli were the most common Microorganisms Detected. The study was conducted on fifty patients for a period of six months form June 2016 to December 2016 at Coimbatore Medical College Coimbatore. Results: KlebsiellaPnuemonia was found to be the most common bacterial organism, and found to be sensitive to Cefeperazon+Sulbactum. Conclusion: New Antibiotic Policy to be formed for Burns Ward Patient as the routine antibiotic are found to be resistant to these organisms.
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Dr. T. Srinivasan M. S, Dr. M. Muralidharan
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