Epidemiology of burn wound bacterial infections at a Meknes hospital, Morocco
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of burn wound infection in the ward of Burns and Plastic Surgery at Mohammed V Hospital, Meknes, Morocco, and to determine the pathogenic bacterial species responsible for this infection as well as the susceptibility of these isolates to various antibioti...
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| description | This study aimed to determine the prevalence of burn wound infection in the ward of Burns and Plastic Surgery at Mohammed V Hospital, Meknes, Morocco, and to determine the pathogenic bacterial species responsible for this infection as well as the susceptibility of these isolates to various antibiotics. Over the 1-year study period, 126 patients were admitted. The main sources of burns were flames (52.38%) and hot water (28.57%); 71% had burns with 11% to 40% burn surface and 48.41% had burns between 11% and 20% total burn surface. The mean ± SD duration of hospitalization was 22.15 ± 13.84 days after injury. Eighty-six patients were found to have at least one positive culture requiring treatment and were thus included in this study. The predominant bacteria isolated were Staphylococcus aureus (33.85%), followed by Pseudomonas spp. (18.46%), Acinetobacter baumannii (15.38%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (13.85%), Escherichia coli (8.46%) and Proteus mirabilis (4.42%). Disc-diffusion susceptibility testing indicated a high prevalence of resistance to various antimicrobial agents. Among the Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated, 86.36% were methicillin resistant and 48.64% were extended-spectrum β-lactamase producers respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2ac1014bba745debe2b11045eba31d02022-12-21T19:58:01ZengElsevierNew Microbes and New Infections2052-29752020-11-0138100764Epidemiology of burn wound bacterial infections at a Meknes hospital, MoroccoN. El Hamzaoui0A. Barguigua1S. Larouz2M. Maouloua3Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Mohammed V Hospital, Meknes, Morocco; Corresponding author: N. El Hamzaoui, Laboratory of Microbiology, Hospital Mohamed V, Meknes. Morocco.Laboratory of Biotechnology and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, MoroccoService of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Mohammed V Hospital, Meknes, MoroccoLaboratory of Medical Microbiology, Mohammed V Hospital, Meknes, MoroccoThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of burn wound infection in the ward of Burns and Plastic Surgery at Mohammed V Hospital, Meknes, Morocco, and to determine the pathogenic bacterial species responsible for this infection as well as the susceptibility of these isolates to various antibiotics. Over the 1-year study period, 126 patients were admitted. The main sources of burns were flames (52.38%) and hot water (28.57%); 71% had burns with 11% to 40% burn surface and 48.41% had burns between 11% and 20% total burn surface. The mean ± SD duration of hospitalization was 22.15 ± 13.84 days after injury. Eighty-six patients were found to have at least one positive culture requiring treatment and were thus included in this study. The predominant bacteria isolated were Staphylococcus aureus (33.85%), followed by Pseudomonas spp. (18.46%), Acinetobacter baumannii (15.38%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (13.85%), Escherichia coli (8.46%) and Proteus mirabilis (4.42%). Disc-diffusion susceptibility testing indicated a high prevalence of resistance to various antimicrobial agents. Among the Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated, 86.36% were methicillin resistant and 48.64% were extended-spectrum β-lactamase producers respectively.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520301165Antibiotic resistancebacterial infectionsepidemiologyprevalencerisk factors |
| spellingShingle | N. El Hamzaoui A. Barguigua S. Larouz M. Maouloua Epidemiology of burn wound bacterial infections at a Meknes hospital, Morocco New Microbes and New Infections Antibiotic resistance bacterial infections epidemiology prevalence risk factors |
| title | Epidemiology of burn wound bacterial infections at a Meknes hospital, Morocco |
| title_full | Epidemiology of burn wound bacterial infections at a Meknes hospital, Morocco |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology of burn wound bacterial infections at a Meknes hospital, Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of burn wound bacterial infections at a Meknes hospital, Morocco |
| title_short | Epidemiology of burn wound bacterial infections at a Meknes hospital, Morocco |
| title_sort | epidemiology of burn wound bacterial infections at a meknes hospital morocco |
| topic | Antibiotic resistance bacterial infections epidemiology prevalence risk factors |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520301165 |
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