Burn infections due to hot slaked lime hot calcium hydroxid
- Author:
Tuan Ngoc Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
burn
- MeSH:
burns;
Infection;
Calcium Hydroxide
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
1998;353(8):42-44
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A study aimed at identifying the common microbe and their changes and sensitivities to antibiotics. The antibiogram was implemented in 91 burned patients (male: 70) with average ages 0f 31, average burn area of 24.9% in the national institute of burn. The study found that the rate of patients had P. aeruginosa, enterobacter and S. aureus in burned region was 28%, 16% and 15,4%, respectively. The microbial sensitivity was highest within 7-10 days of burn. The rate of resistance to common antibiotics of these microbial was high. These microbial had sensitivity to cephalosporin class III, Amikacin and Nofloxacin.
