title: [Anaerobic infection of burns].
abstract: To analyze anaerobic infection 158 specimens were obtained from deep necrotic tissues and exudates under burned subeschar, secretion of eyes and blood. The results showed that more anaerobes were isolated from deep necrotic tissues (46.88%) and smelly exudates of subeschar (38.71%). Most of them were mixed with aerobes (97.1%). In 43 strains of anaerobes, Clostridium accounted for 18 strains (41.86%), and Bacteroides for 17 strains (39.53%). Fusiform nucleatum. Peptococcus, and Veillonell paryula were also differentiated. The recent total detectable rate of anaerobes (38.71%) from burn wounds was higher significantly than that of 1980-1983 (14.7%). It may be due to the exact selection of specimens and modification of cultural medium and equipment.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Burn Research, Southwestern Hospital, Third Military Medical College.
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002056:Burns / Q000382:microbiology*; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans