Journal article
Emerging Infections in Burns
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients who suffer severe burns are at higher risk for local and systemic infections. In recent years, emerging resistant pathogens have forced burn care providers world wide to search for alternative forms of treatment. Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter spp., and various fungal strains have been the major contributors to the increase in morbidity and mortality rates. …
Authors
Branski LK; Al-Mousawi A; Rivero H; Jeschke MG; Sanford AP; Herndon DN
Journal
Surgical Infections, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 389–397
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert
Publication Date
October 2009
DOI
10.1089/sur.2009.024
ISSN
1096-2964