Epidemiology of hospitalized burn patients during 5 years in Khuzestan province, Iran

Iranian Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-44

  Ekrami, Alireza ^a   Hemadi, Ahmad ^a   Kalantar, Enayat ^b   Latifi, Mahmood ^a   Kayedani, Abbas ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KURDISTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Burns; Epidemiology; Mortality; Total body surface area (TBSA)

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN INFECTION; BURN PATIENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BURN; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 79551552142     PISSN: 17355109     EISSN: 20081081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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