Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2018 Background: The overexpression of efflux pumps and existence of class 1 integrons are the most important mechanisms that contribute to antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa especially in burn and Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
Hamid R. Goli +7 more
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Clinical-epidemiological analysis of HIV positive patients hospitalized in a Burn Therapy Unit [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2022 Introduction: HIV infection and burns are common public health issues, especially in low- and middle-income countries. There is a paucity in the literature evaluating the epidemiology of burns hospitalization in HIV patients.
Murilo Sgarbi Secanho +7 more
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Epidemiological study of patients treated at the outpatient clinic of the Burn Treatment Center of the Hospital Municipal do Tatuapé between January 2019 and January 2020 [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2021 Introduction: Burns are in fourth place as the most common type of trauma globally, generating a challenge due to the severity of patients' injuries. This study investigates the epidemiological profile of patients treated at the Burn Treatment Center ...
Maycon Lucas Barbosa +3 more
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Electrical burns: Epidemiological analysis of patients at the Burns Unit of the Hospital de Clínicas of the Federal University of Uberlândia [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2023 Introduction: Using electric current is essential in our daily activities; however, its contact with living tissue can cause mild to severe or fatal burns.
Iván Orlando Gonzales Mego +4 more
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Lethal Area 50 in the burn patient at a referral center in Antioquia
Iatreia, 2023 Introduction: Burns result in more than 180,000 deaths annually. Various indices exist to assess burn-related mortality. The lethal area 50 (LA50) index enables the evaluation and comparison of outcomes among different burn units.
Mario Montoya +3 more
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Burns and COVID-19, what is the impact of the pandemic? Epidemiological profile of a burn center between 2018-2022 [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2023 Introduction: Although prevalent, the epidemiology of burns has gaps. At the same time, Covid-19 established a new scenario with new human behaviors, which could equally impact the characteristics and incidence of burns.
Tiago Ferrari +7 more
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Microbiological profile in patients hospitalized for burns [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2022 Introduction: Injuries caused by burns are a global health problem that affects all age groups, not only because of the frequency in which they occur but according to their severity. They can be disabling and have high mortality, and at the same
Carlos Manuel Collado Hernández +2 more
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Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2020 Background: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the most important pathogens in burn infections colonized in the nose and increase the risk of infections. Methods: Overall, 85 S.
Hossein SEDAGHAT +4 more
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Epidemiological profile of burned patients at the Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia in Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2021 Introduction: Burns are lesions caused by agents external to organic tissues, in which there is the destruction of the epithelial lining and/or mucous membranes in varying depth and extension.
Douglas Ravel Neto Diniz Ribeiro +4 more
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Nurses experiences in the burn unit: A qualitative research
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2020 Background: Nurses form the largest group of burn care treatment team. They have valuable experiences regarding the care of burned patients that needs to be explored. Therefore, the present study was aimed to explain the experiences of nurses who work in
Maryam Shivanpour +4 more
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