Microbiological profile in patients hospitalized for burns

Abstract

Introduction: Injuries caused by burns are a global health problem that affects all age groups, not only because of the frequency in which they occur but according to their severity. They can be disabling and have high mortality, and at the same time, generate an unfavorable economic impact on the country. The objective is to describe the microbiological profile of burned hospitalized patients. Methods: A descriptive, longitudinal, and prospective study was carried out at the Provincial Clinical Surgical Celia Sánchez Manduley Hospital from July 2017 to June 2020. Microbiology culture, positivity, isolated microorganisms, and antimicrobial sensitivity were studied. Results: The study showed that the culture microbiology of skin lesions due to burns (130 samples) were predominant, and of them, 58.46% were positive, Staphylococcus aureus with 51.73% was the most isolated germ; sensitivity to amikacin of 55.56% and vancomycin 51.11%; survival was high. Conclusions: The positivity in the culture microbiology of burned skin, mainly Staphylococcus aureus, and high sensitivity to few antimicrobials predominated.

Keywords

• burns
• anti-infective agents
• burn units
• microbiology
• infections