Wound Infections in Critical Care

Cefalu, Jean E.; Barrier, Kendra; Davis, Alison H.

doi:10.1016/j.cnc.2016.09.009

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“…Local signs indicating an infection include erythema, warmth, swelling, purulent exudate and pain, some of which cannot be assessed using photographs. As it is difficult to diagnose wound infection based on clinical observation alone, a (semi‐) quantitative swab of the wound could be considered . However, this technique is time‐consuming, expensive and of limited accuracy .…”

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Towards an international language for incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD): design and evaluation of psychometric properties of the Ghent Global IAD Categorization Tool (GLOBIAD) in 30 countries

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Towards an international language for incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD): design and evaluation of psychometric properties of the Ghent Global IAD Categorization Tool (GLOBIAD) in 30 countries

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“…INFECTION RELATED TO BOTHROPS LANCEOLATUS SNAKEBITE microbiological culture, and the prevalence of patients who developed wound infection secondary to snakebite could not be calculated as only those with positive microbiological cultures. 16,17 Future studies should attempt to develop a more uniform set of criteria to define infection in snakebite envenomings to harmonize parameters that would allow comparison between studies.…”

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“…This diagnostic approach is approved by many authors working on the diagnosis of wound infection and how to differentiate true infection from colonization. 8,9,16,17 Further studies are needed to assess the sensitivity and specificity of clinical and biological parameters to assess the diagnosis of wound infection following snakebite independently of the microbiological results. In our study, anaerobic bacteria were not identified, although they are reported to be one of the responsible microorganisms causing cellulitis following snakebite.…”

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Infectious Complications Following Snakebite by Bothrops lanceolatus in Martinique: A Case Series

Resiere

Mehdaoui

Nevière

et al. 2020

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Infections secondary to snakebite occur in a number of patients and are potentially life-threatening. Bothrops lanceolatus bites in Martinique average 30 cases per year and may result in severe thrombotic and infectious complications. We aimed to investigate the infectious complications related to B. lanceolatus bite. A retrospective singlecenter observational study over 7 years (2011-2018) was carried out, including all patients admitted to the hospital because of B. lanceolatus bite. One hundred seventy snake-bitten patients (121 males and 49 females) were included. Thirty-nine patients (23%) presented grade 3 or 4 envenoming. Twenty patients (12%) developed wound infections. The isolated bacteria were Aeromonas hydrophila (3 cases), Morganella morganii (two cases), group A Streptococcus, and group B Streptococcus (one case each). Patients were treated empirically with third-generation cephalosporin (or amoxicillin-clavulanate), aminoglycoside, and metronidazole combinations. Outcome was favorable in all patients. The main factor significantly associated with the occurrence of infection following snakebite was the severity of envenoming (P < 0.05). Our findings clearly point toward the frequent onset of infectious complications in B. lanceolatus-bitten patients presenting with grade 3 and 4 envenoming. Thus, based on the bacteria identified in the wounds, we suggest that empiric antibiotic therapy including third-generation cephalosporin should be administered to those patients on hospital admission.

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“…The signs in the definition were considered too general to allow an accurate diagnosis at the bedside. Since it is difficult to diagnose wound infection based on clinical observation, a (semi-)quantitative swab or other diagnostic tests should be considered (Cefalu, Barrier, & Davis, 2017;Institute 2016). However, this technique is time-consuming, expensive and often highly false-positive (Bowler, Duerden, & Armstrong, 2001).…”

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Core outcome domains in incontinence‐associated dermatitis research

Bussche

Kottner

Beele

et al. 2018

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Erythema, erosion, maceration, incontinence-associated dermatitis -related pain and patient satisfaction are the most important outcome domains to be measured in incontinence-associated dermatitis trials. Based on this international consensus on what to measure, the question of how to measure these domains now requires consideration. Registration: This project has been registered in the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET Initiative) database and is part of the Cochrane Skin Group-Core Outcomes Set Initiative (CSG-COUSIN).

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Wound Infections in Critical Care

Cited by 35 publications

References 40 publications

Towards an international language for incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD): design and evaluation of psychometric properties of the Ghent Global IAD Categorization Tool (GLOBIAD) in 30 countries

Towards an international language for incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD): design and evaluation of psychometric properties of the Ghent Global IAD Categorization Tool (GLOBIAD) in 30 countries

Infectious Complications Following Snakebite by Bothrops lanceolatus in Martinique: A Case Series

Core outcome domains in incontinence‐associated dermatitis research

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