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Fusarium spp infections in a pediatric burn unit: nine years of experience
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 Introduction: Fusarium spp are ubiquitous fungi recognized as opportunistic agents of human infections, and can produce severe infections in burn patients. The literature on Fusarium spp infections in pediatric burn patients is scarce.
María Teresa Rosanova +6 more
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Infections in Burn Patients: Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Contemporary Therapeutic Strategies in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and TherapyBurn injuries are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, largely driven by infectious complications. Disruption of the skin barrier, systemic inflammation, and postburn immunosuppression promote microbial colonization and progression to ...
Ana Cătălina Țânțu +13 more
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Infection and Burn Injury [PDF]
European Burn Journal, 2022 Burn injury is debilitating and among one of the most frequently occurring traumas. Critical care improvements have allowed for increasingly positive outcomes. However, infection, whether it be localized to the site of the wound or systemic in nature, remains a serious cause of morbidity and mortality. Immune suppression predisposes the burn population
Kelly, Edward J. +3 more
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Surgical Infections, 2016 Developments in critical care and surgical approaches to treating burn wounds, together with newer antimicrobial treatments, have significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality rates associated with this injury.Review of the pertinent English-language literature.Several resistant organisms have emerged as the maleficent cause of invasive infection ...
William, Norbury +4 more
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Surgical Infections, 2021 Background: Viral infections after burns are less common than bacterial infections but usually occur in the more severely burned patients and have been associated with poor outcomes. Methods: Retrospective reviews and case series were examined to provide an overview of the management of viral infections in the burn patient.
Kiley, John L. +2 more
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Viral Infections in Burn Patients: A State-Of-The-Art Review
Viruses, 2020 Infections that are triggered by the accompanying immunosuppression in patients with burn wounds are very common regardless of age. Among burn patients, the most frequently diagnosed infections include the bacterial ones primarily caused by Pseudomonas ...
Jacek Baj +5 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2016 Severe burn injury renders patients susceptible to multiple infection episodes, however identifying specific patient groups at high risk remains challenging.
Amy Tsurumi +9 more
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Nosocomial Infections in Iranian Pediatric Patients With Burn Injuries: A Review
Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2015 Context: Nosocomial infections (NIs) are the most common life-threatening complications and leading cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients with burn injuries.
Mohammad Sadegh Rezai +1 more
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Burn infections characteristics: A review [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Medical Practice, 2021 Burn injuries are unique in comparison to other types of trauma because of their severity and major systemic impact produced by extensive lesions with disfunctions that can persist even several years after the injury.
Andra-Luana LAZARESCU +9 more
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PREVALENCE OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE ISOLATES FROM INFECTED WOUNDS AND BURNS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SYRIA [PDF]
Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Assiut UniversityKlebsiella pneumoniae is a critical opportunistic pathogen and a major concern for public health, associated with a broad spectrum of hospital-acquired infections that are often resistant to conventional therapies.
Razan AL Debs, Mohammad Maarouf
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