Bacterial flora in burn patients undergoes change over period of time and is dependent upon many factors. Study of burn flora is not only helpful in locating entry of multidrug resistant bacterial strains into the unit's usual flora but also in determining current antibiotic susceptibilities. Since no studies are available from India that have studied sequential emergence of different microorga...

objective(s): we investigated the contribution of gyra and parc mutational mechanism in decreased ciprofloxacin susceptibility of acinetobacter baumannii isolated from burn wound infections. materials and methods: ciprofloxacin susceptibility of 50 a. baumannii isolates was evaluated by disk diffusion and agar dilution methods. pcr and sequencing were performed for detection of mutation in gyra...

objective(s) this study was carried out to evaluate the existence of the tem, shv and per esbl genes in esbl producing strains of pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from burnt patients at shafa-hospital, kerman, iran. materials and methods a total of 120 strains of p. aeruginosa were isolated from 245 patients in burn unit of shafa-hospital during january 2006 to december 2007. mic of antibiotics ...

background: failure in the treatment of burn patients infected with pseudomonas aeruginosa could happen as a result of the acquisition of antibiotic resistance, including carbapenems. objectives: the aim of the present study was to investigate the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, isolated from burn patients. patients and methods: during a 12 month ...

Carbapenem resistance due to acquired metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) is considered to be more serious than other resistance mechanisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of Zataria multiflora Boiss and Carum copticum plants on IMP-producing P.aeruginosa strains. This experimental study was carried out on hospitalized burn patients during 2011 and 2012. Antibiotics...

Introduction: The prevalence of extensively drug resistance (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is rapidly progressing. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of XDR A. baumannii in Tripoli, Libya. Methods: AB isolates were identified and antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed using an automated system to determine the multidrug resistant organisms. XDR-AB was considered ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important life-threatening nosocomial pathogen that plays a prominent role in wound infections of burned patients. We designed this study to identify the isolates of P. aeruginosa recovered from burned patients at the genus and species level through primers targeting oprI and oprL genes, and analyzed their antimicrobial resistance pattern. Over a 2-month period, wou...

Wound infections are common problems in burn units and mostly originate from nosocomial contamination. The development of infections in burn cases is serious because of their effects on the course of the disease and patient outcomes. Many burned patients die as a result of infection during their hospital courses. The rate of infection in burn cases is extremely high in developing countries. For...

BACKGROUND Failure in the treatment of burn patients infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa could happen as a result of the acquisition of antibiotic resistance, including carbapenems. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to investigate the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, isolated from burn patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS During a 12 month...