title: Some aspects of quantitative bacteriology in burn wounds.
abstract: There is clinical evidence that it is important to follow the concentrations of bacteria in burn wounds. This can be done either by quantitative cultures from wound biopsies or from quantitative swab samples or by microscopy. Monitoring by culture is probably better because it gives evidence of the different types of bacteria involved and their antimicrobial sensitivities in advance.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002056:Burns / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans