[Bacteriological profile of bacteremias in badly burnt patients]

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this work is to study the bacteriological profiles of germ responsible for bacteremias/septicemias in badly burnt patients hospitalized in burns units, in order to guide better the antibiotherapy of first intention. During the period of survey going from January 1st, 2001 to December 31 st,2002 71 patients had one or several episodes of bateremia. The average burnt cutaneous surface was 48.7%. All collected bacteremias were contacted in hospital. Empirical antibiotherapy was effective in 30 patients. The hospital stay for this group was long 45 to 86 days. Acinetobacter baumannii was the most incriminated germ[20.3%], followed Klebsiella pneumoniea [12.7%]. The frequency of resistance was variable according to the considered species