title: Enterococcal infections as a cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with burns.
abstract: Enterococcal sepsis is a significant cause of death on our burn unit. In a 3-year period, enterococci were responsible for 11% to 13% of all infections. Bacteremias with enterococci ranged from 4.2% to 2.1% per year. Sixty-four percent of enterococcal bacteremias were polymicrobial. Septic deaths associated with enterococcal sepsis ranged from 20% to 10.3%. Antibiotic resistance to enterococci appears to be increasing.
authors.affiliation: Augusta Regional Medical Center, Georgia.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blecher
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Still
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009017:Morbidity; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents