Initial Management of Burns in a Non-Specialized Burn Center

Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with burns in a regional burn center, Southeastern China

BACKGROUND S.aureus is a predominant pathogen that causes infection in critically ill patients, but little information exists regarding the characterization of S. aureus from different sources in burn patients in southeastern China. METHODS We enrolled 125 patients with S. aureus infection in burns center between Jan 2014 and Dec 2015. S. aureus isolates were characterized by antimicrobial su...

Burn center management of necrotizing fasciitis.

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive soft-tissue infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Necrotizing fasciitis is similar to invasive burn wound infection in that diagnosis requires histologic examination of affected tissue and treatment requires aggressive surgical debridement followed by skin autograft. Transfer to a burn center facilitates the management of n...

Evaluation of Bacterial Infection of Burn Wounds in a Burn Center, Qom, Iran

Background & Aims of the Study: In spite remarkable progress in the anti-microbial treatment in the last 60 years and despite all the care in the health system, infectious diseases especially burn wound infection is a major problem and one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality for burn patients. Certainly, the identification, review and updating of bacterial infections and the...

Burns induced by cupping therapy in a burn center in northeast china.

UNLABELLED Cupping therapy as a curative skill has been developed and applied throughout history. Despite reports of adverse effects, this therapy is considered to be relatively safe with no systemic reviews documenting negative side effects. The aim of this study was to explore methods that avoid the adverse effects sometimes associated with this therapy. METHODS Clinical records of 14 outpa...

Burn injury in Mottahari Burn Center in Tehran, Iran