1992
DOI: 10.1016/0305-4179(92)90175-t
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Bacterial flora of burn wounds in Lagos, Nigeria: A prospective study

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“…Our finding that S. aureus was the most common isolate coincides with previous reports (Taylor et al 1992, Vindenes & Bjerknes 1995, Lesseva & Hadjiiski 1996, Komolafe et al 2003 but is in contrast to other studies which report P. aeruginosa as predominant organism (Atoyebi et al 1992, Revathi et al 1998, Singh et al 2003, Nasser et al 2003, Agnihotri et al 2004). …”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…Our finding that S. aureus was the most common isolate coincides with previous reports (Taylor et al 1992, Vindenes & Bjerknes 1995, Lesseva & Hadjiiski 1996, Komolafe et al 2003 but is in contrast to other studies which report P. aeruginosa as predominant organism (Atoyebi et al 1992, Revathi et al 1998, Singh et al 2003, Nasser et al 2003, Agnihotri et al 2004). …”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 88%
“…in the burn wards may be due to the fact that the organism thrives in a moist environment. 14 Our study indicates that P. aeruginosa infection was dependent on age and duration of hospital stay. Duration of hospital stay is directly proportional to infection.…”
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confidence: 59%
“…Staphylococcus aureus is another most common nosocomial pathogen which has the ability to cause number of devastating complications and increasing resistance to current antibiotics (Atoyebi et al, 1992).…”
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