title: Anaerobes in burn-wound infections.
abstract: Anaerobic bacteria are not routinely considered in discussions of the etiology of burn-wound infection. However, this review of the literature reveals that there are numerous case reports that document clinically significant anaerobic burn-wound infection and some prospective data that suggest a possible role of anaerobes in the clinical setting of burn-wound sepsis. Further studies are needed to answer the questions of how often anaerobes colonize burn wounds and how often anaerobes invade the wounds to cause clinically significant burn-wound sepsis.
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*