Ayse Ebru AbaliCem AydoganBurak OzkanElif UnluMehmet Haberal2025-06-242023-06Burn Care & Prevention, cilt 3, sayı 3, ss. 71-752757-7090https://hdl.handle.net/11727/13393ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine the interactions between infectious features of burn wounds and in-hospital clinical outcomes among patients treated at our burn center. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our study group included 192 inpatients seen from 2020 to 2023. We collected data on age, sex, etiology, total body surface area burned, length of hospital stay, documentation of isolated microorganisms at admission and during hospitalization, requirement of antibiotic therapy, and mortality. We evaluated data among 3 subgroups: group 1 (length of hospital stay of 0-10 days), group 2 (length of hospital stay of 11-30 days), and group 3 (length of hospital stay of >30 days). RESULTS: Mean ± SE age was 32.2 ± 1.6 years (range, 0-86 y), and male-to-female patient ratio was 2.1:1. Mean ± SE total body surface area burned was 12.6 ± 1.3% (range, 1%-85%). Scalds were the most common burn cause. Mean ± SE length of hospital stay was 17 ± 2.4 days (range, 1-363 d). Among the 27 positive wound swab cultures at admission, 9 were resistant. Gram-positive bacteria were the most common at admission. During hospitalization, microorganisms were isolated in wound swabs or tissues in 48 cases. Staphylococcus epidermidis and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii were the most common bacteria. Therapeutic antibiotherapy was needed for 83.3% of group 3, 53.1% of group 2, and 20.2% of group 1. Mortality rate was 3.6% (n = 7/192 patients), with 3 patients in group1, 2 patients in group 2, and 2 patients in group 3 who had at least 1 microorganism at admission. CONCLUSIONS: Evaluations of microflora in burn centers and precautions against wound contamination during emergency and transport phases can contribute to informed decisions at burn centers.en-USBurnsHospitalizationMicroorganismsWound contaminationWound infectionArticlecilt 3sayı 3