Aeromonas hydrophilia infection in burn patients.
Aeromonas hydrophilia rarely infects burn wounds. Three cases of early A. hydrophilia burn wound infection, with one death, are reported. A history of extinguishing the fire with dirty water or by rolling in dirt should alert the physician to consider A. hydrophilia as a possible infection organism.
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Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Hunt
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000333:Aeromonas; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002056:Burns / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*