ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF AEROBIC PATHOGENIC BACTERIA FROM BURN WOUND INFECTIONS
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burn wound–infectionAbstract
This study was carried out at Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital in Baghdad, during the period 1/10/2003 to 30/3/2004. A total of 306 specimens were obtained from patients bedding in surgical wards suffering from burn wound infections, the most common single isolated pathogen was Pseudomonas spp (36.7%) as well as Klebsiella spp. (36.7%), and as mixed isolates (64.7%). Pseudomonas spp. & Klebsiella spp. were highly resistant to Cefixime (100%) and sensitive to Norfloxain (67.7%, 56.3%) and Ciprofloxacin (41.7%, 53.8%) in this study.
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2018-08-26
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ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF AEROBIC PATHOGENIC BACTERIA FROM BURN WOUND INFECTIONS. ANJS 2018, 10 (2), 94-97.