Infections in a burn intensive care unit: experience of seven years

Prevalence of Panton Valentine Leukocidin Gene in Methicillin Resistant and Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, Isolated from Egyptian Hospitals

“…This agreed with a study reporting that the rate of MSSA harboring the PVL gene was (11.3%) (Shallcross et al, 2009). While, the prevalence of the PVL gene is estimated to be some 2-35% among MRSA strains as previously reported by other studies (Santucci et al, 2003 andMelles et al, 2004). Previous reports indicated that PVL is produced by < 5% of S. aureus strains (Lina et al, 1999).…”

Morbidity and Mortality of Bloodstream Infections in Patients With Severe Burn Injury

“…1 After survival during the acute phase improved, infectious complications became more prominent; bloodstream infections (BSIs) are among the most prevalent. [2][3][4][5] Burn patients are at high risk for BSI because of large skin defects. The odds of BSI increase with burn size and depth.…”

“…In 28% of the BSI episodes, multiple bacteria were detected. Median time between admission and onset of BSI was 11 days (IQR, [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. A total of 39 episodes were primary BSIs (39/7651%); of these, 23 were due to contaminated catheters (23/76, 30%).…”

Catheter-related infections in a northwestern São Paulo reference unit for burned patients care

“…1 Immunological impairment due to mechanical injury predisposes these patients to wound colonization and infection by different microorganisms. 2 In addition, individuals with major burns are especially in need of invasive devices, such as total parenteral nutrition tubes, vesical catheters and central venous catheters.…”