title: Burns. Infection and immunology.
abstract: The burn wound is successively colonized by gram-positive then gram-negative flora. The reduction of mortality from sepsis in burns depends on our understanding of the chain of events leading to microbial invasion of the burn wound and the host response that follows. These are outlined in this article, together with the current attempts to improve this response in the host.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D010587:Phagocytosis; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic