title: Citric acid treatment of severe electric burns complicated by multiple antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: A case of severe electric burns complicated by multiple antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa not responding to various antibiotics administered systemically is presented. Citric acid (3%) was used successfully to eliminate Pseudomonas aeruginosa from burn wounds and infection was completely controlled in 14 days. Citric acid treatment is evidently of value in the clinical control of burn wound colonization caused by difficult strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, M.I.M.S.R. Medical College, Latur, India.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Nagoba
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Wadher
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Gandhi
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019343:Citric Acid