Bacterial Isolation and Antibiotic Susceptibility Test Results from Burn Wound Infection in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey

Authors : Hakan AKELMA, Yasemin DEMİR YİĞİT, Ebral YİĞİT

Pages : 24-30

Doi:10.58252/artukluder.1219979

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Publication Date : 2023-04-12

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to find the bacterial profile isolated from the wound areas of the patients hospitalized in our burn center, which is the only one in our region and to find the sensitive antibiotics to be used in the treatment. In this study, the culture reports of 395 patients, whose wound culture results were insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(+);, obtained from 1415 patients hospitalized in Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital burn center between January 2010 and January 2020, were included. Of the 394 patients, 217 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(55%); were male and 117 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(45%); were female. The average age of the patients is 12,86±17,34 years. The average burn degree is 2,67. In the wound culture results, 70,55% of gram insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(+); and 28,68% of gram insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(-); bacteria were found. Candida albicans were found in wound culture growth results with a rate of 0,07%. The most common gram insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(+); pathogen is Staphylococcus aureus with 23,09% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n: 91);. In our study, the resistance rate of Staphylococcus aureus to methicillin was 20,31%. The most common gram insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(-); pathogen was E. coli with 9,13% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n: 36); and Pseudomonas aeruginosa with 9,13% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n: 36);. Gram insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(+); organisms were mostly isolated with a rate of 78,95% in the culture results of patients who needed intensive care clinically due to infection. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common bacteria with 21,05%. As a result of our study, it was found that the most common cause of burn infection in our region was S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, and E. coli. We hope that the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics that can be effective against these bacteria will contribute to clinical treatment until culture results are available.
Keywords : Yanıklar, Yaralar, Mikrobiyolojik kültürler, Antibiyotikler