Burn wound bacterial profile and antibiotic sensitivity results in Turkey’s southeast region of Anatolia

Abstract

Introduction: The conducted study was done to reveal the profile of bacteria isolated from wound sites of patients hospitalized in our burn center. We also aimed to find the appropriate sensitive antibiotics for use in the treatment. Methods: In the study, we examined 394 patients with (+) wound cultures reports from the 1,415 patients hospitalized at the Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital Burn Center between January 2010 and January 2020. Results: From 394 patients, 217 (55%) were male and 177 (45%) were female. The average age of patients was 12.86 ± 17.34 (min 1 - max: 94 years). In the wound culture results, bacteria were 70.55% gram-pozitive and 28.68% gram-negative Candida albicans was found in wound culture growth at a rate of 0.07%. The most common gram (+) pathogen was Staphylococcus aureus at 23.09% (n = 91). The most common gram (-) pathogens were Escherichia coli at 9.13% (n = 36) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa at 9.13% (n = 36). Conclusion: As a result of our study, we found that the most common causes of burn infections in our region were due to S. aureus, E. coli, and P. aeruginosa, We hope that the use of broad spectrum antibiotics can be effective against these bacteria and will contribute to clinical treatments until culture reports are available.