Association of pathogenic bacterial isolates in burn wound infections

الملخص EN

Burn wound infection is a major medical problem in all areas of the world.

One hundred fifty burn wound swabs were studied from 100 patients admitted to Al-Karama teaching hospital in Baghdad from 1 / 11 / 2007 to 1 / 4 / 2008.Fourty two (42 %) of patients were males and fifty eight (58 %) were females.

The age group of patients rang was from one year to 50 years.

The high incidence of burn patient was 36 (36 %) at the age group 10-19 years in both sex and the low incidence was 2 (2 %) at the age group 50 years in both sex.

According to the causes of burn ; 50 (50 %) were due to flame, 41 (41 %) were due to scald, 7 (7 % ) were due to electrical burns and 2 (2 %) cases were due to chemical burns.

Out of 195 (100 %) bacterial isolated, 103 (52.8 %) were isolated in pure culture while 92 (47.2 %) were mixed culture.

The most dominant bacteria were Klebsiella SPP 36 (18.5 %) followed by Pseudomous aeuginosa 19 (9.7 %), Staphylococcus aureus 15(7.7 %), Candida albicans 11(5.6 %), Escherichia coli 8(4.1 %), Proteus mirabilis 6(3.1 %), Staphylococcus epidermidis 4(2.1 %), Enterococcus faecalis 2(1 %) and Streptococcus pyogens 2(1 %)