Incidence and bacteriology of burn infections at a military burn center

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 461-468

  Keen III, Edward F ^a   Robinson, Brian J ^a   Hospenthal, Duane R ^a,b   Aldous, Wade K ^a   Wolf, Steven E ^c   Chung, Kevin K ^c   Murray, Clinton K ^a,b  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Antibiotic resistance; Burn; Infection; Klebsiella; Pseudomonas; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATTLE INJURY; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950518296     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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