The incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia was examined in 5,882 burn
patients consecutively admitted over a 25-year period to one burn center. The population …

A total of 16 909 cultures of Streptococcus pyogenes (Lancefield group A) isolated in Britain
during 1980—90 were examined for T-and M-protein antigens. One or other M antigen was …

Sir Macfarlane Burnet states in the preface to his book on the Biological Aspects of Infectious
Disease:" It is possible that a biological approach gives a better starting point for the …

A prospective epidemiological survey was carried out over a period of seven weeks in a
medical intensive care unit. Bacteria from patients, staff and air were monitored and the …

Abstract The recommendations in Medical Research Council Way Memorandum No. 6, on"
The Prevention of'Hospital Infection'of Wounds," are of considerable value, but they will not …

Background: Infection is the leading cause of death after thermal injury. Optimal prevention
and treatment of burn wound infection is enabled by an in-depth understanding of burn …

The subject of hospital-acquired infection still awaits a historian. His task is considerable for
it must encompass more than 4000 years of man's social history and deal with the numerous …

A retrospective study to determine the bacterial profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of
burn isolates at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), Blantyre, Malawi was …

By nature bums contain devitalized tissue. The wound is surrounded by damaged and
oedematous tissue kept moist by a flow of serous exudate at a temperature approaching 37” …

A prospective study of burn wound sepsis was carried out on 31 consecutive patients with
fresh burns. Wound swab cultures were assessed at weekly intervals for 5 weeks. The study …