[Positive blood cultures in the "Centre des Brûles du c. h. u. de Lille". Evolution of epidemiology during the last thirteen years (author's transl)].
An epidemiological study was made on 3,249 patients admitted in the "Centre des Brûlés du C.H.U. de Lille" from January 1965 to December 1977. This study showed that 7.1 per cent of these patients has one or more positive blood cultures. The main bacteria are staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus, pseudomonias aeruginosa in spite of antibiotic therapy. Infection is the dangerous development in these patients of which generally a burned surface is more than 25 p.cent surface body.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D013997:Time Factors
Hémocultures positives au Centre des Brülés de Lille. Evolution épidémiologique des treize dernières années.