A Bacteriological study on burn wound infections with implementation of the available infection control measures at the Burn Unit, Tanta University Hospital
Eshra, K., El sharaby, A., El Sharaby, R. (2023). A Bacteriological study on burn wound infections with implementation of the available infection control measures at the Burn Unit, Tanta University Hospital. EKB Journal Management System, 4(2), 648-653. doi: 10.21608/mid.2023.194518.1467
kareman Ahmed Eshra; Ahmed Mahmoud El sharaby; Radwa Mahmoud El Sharaby. "A Bacteriological study on burn wound infections with implementation of the available infection control measures at the Burn Unit, Tanta University Hospital". EKB Journal Management System, 4, 2, 2023, 648-653. doi: 10.21608/mid.2023.194518.1467
Eshra, K., El sharaby, A., El Sharaby, R. (2023). 'A Bacteriological study on burn wound infections with implementation of the available infection control measures at the Burn Unit, Tanta University Hospital', EKB Journal Management System, 4(2), pp. 648-653. doi: 10.21608/mid.2023.194518.1467
Eshra, K., El sharaby, A., El Sharaby, R. A Bacteriological study on burn wound infections with implementation of the available infection control measures at the Burn Unit, Tanta University Hospital. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 4(2): 648-653. doi: 10.21608/mid.2023.194518.1467

A Bacteriological study on burn wound infections with implementation of the available infection control measures at the Burn Unit, Tanta University Hospital

Microbes and Infectious Diseases
Article 35, Volume 4, Issue 2, May 2023, Page 648-653  XML PDF (796.95 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mid.2023.194518.1467
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Authors
kareman Ahmed Eshra email orcid 1; Ahmed Mahmoud El sharaby2; Radwa Mahmoud El Sharaby3
1Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
2General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
3Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt
Abstract
Background:  Burn wound infections represent a major health problem in hospitals as they increase the morbidity and mortality rates. The emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) organisms in burn units has made the treatment of these infected wounds more difficult. Methods: We did microbiological isolation, identification, and antibiotic susceptibility testing for bacterial isolates in the burn unit and implemented infection control measures. Results: In our study, we isolated 50 (50%) Stapylococcus.aureus (Staph. aureus) isolates, 28 (28%) MDR Pseudomonas.aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) isolates. 8 (8%) isolates were non MDR P. aeruginosa, 8 (8%) of the isolates were MDR Klebsiella, 2 (2%) were non-MDR, and 4(4%) were E. coli isolates. The percentage of MDR among P. aeruginosa isolates was 77.7%, and the MDR Klebsiella were 80 % of the Klebsiella isolates. Conclusion: The most common bacterial cause of burn wound infection in the burn unit at Tanta University Hospital was Staph. aureus, followed by P. aeruginosa. Multi drug resistant P. aeruginosa and MDR Klebsiella play a role in burn wound infections in the burn unit at Tanta University Hospital.
Keywords
burn wound infection; infection control; burn unit; multidrug resistant bacteria; and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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