Serodiagnosis of the role of opportunistic bacteria in cases of burn wound sepsis.
In the present study, the antibody titres in the serum of 21 patients with burns were analysed against various Gram-negative organisms, infecting the wounds of these patients. Antibody titre was determined on the first, fourth and tenth day of admission. The rise in antibody titre was correlated with the age of the patient, degree and area of burns and clinical status of the burn wounds.
D000917:Antibody Formation; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*