Burn wound biopsy techniques

A rapid section technique for burn wound biopsy.

Assessment of burn wound infection by swab and biopsy culture: a comparative study

  Abstract   Background: Wound infection is a frequent and severe complication in burn patients   accounting for a high number of mortalities. There are some reports comparing   swab and biopsy cultures of wounds of various etiologies or chronic wounds.   Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate burn wound infection by different   bacteriologic methods of surface swab and tissue biopsy ...

Burn wound infection.

Ninety-seven of 763 patients admitted to a burn center during a 3-year period had histologically confirmed bacterial or fungal burn wound invasion. Nine of these 97 patients survived and 88 died. Burn wound infection was the principal cause of death in 57 patients and was diagnosed perimortem in an additional 31 patients but was not judged to be the primary cause of death. Pseudomonas aeruginos...

Fungal Burn Wound Infection

The causative organisms of burn wound infection are aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, fungi, and yeasts [1,2]. Viral burn wound infection is rarely reported but does occur. Herpes virus family, including herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus, are the most frequent causative agents [3]. However, bacteria are the predominant isolates of burn wound infection. Aspergillus species are the mo...

Burn Wound Healing Outcomes

Development of metrics for burn care, including healing of skin wounds during the acute phase of treatment, is essential in an environment of decreasing resources and increasing interest in quality and accuracy of medical information. Advantages of consensus metrics include: tracking of trends in care; consistency of care; and correlation of treatment with medical outcomes. For cutaneous burn w...