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Journal Article
Bacterial Infections After Burn Injuries
2017
Overview
Patients who are admitted to the hospital after sustaining a large burn injury are at high risk for developing hospital-associated infections. If patients survive the initial 72 hours after a burn injury, infections are the most common cause of death. Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most important infection in this patient population. The risk of infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens increases with hospital length of stay in burn patients. In the first days of the postburn hospitalization, more susceptible, Gram-positive organisms predominate, whereas later more resistant Gram-negative organisms are found. These findings impact the choice of empiric antibiotics in critically ill burn patients. A proactive infection control approach is essential in burn units. Furthermore, a multidisciplinary approach to burn patients with a team that includes an infectious disease specialist and a pharmacist in addition to the burn surgeon is highly recommended.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Subject
Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects
/ Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
/ Bacteria
/ Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
/ Bacterial Infections - epidemiology
/ Bacterial Infections - etiology
/ Bacterial Infections - mortality
/ Burns
/ Cross Infection - drug therapy
/ Cross Infection - epidemiology
/ Cross Infection - microbiology
/ Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
/ Female
/ Humans
/ Injuries
/ Male
/ Multidrug resistant organisms
/ Patients
/ Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated - microbiology
/ Review
