[Survey on the bacterial flora and their resistance to antibiotics in hospitalized burn patients on tropical islands].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the bacterial flora and their drug resistance in hospitalized burn patients on tropical islands.


METHODS
Retrospective study was carried out to analyze pathogenic microorganisms and their drug resistance characteristics in 392 burn patients hospitalized during 2000-2005.


RESULTS
(1) Totally 671 strains of bacteria were isolated, among which Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Aerobacter cloacae and Acinetobacter species were predominant, but the isolation rate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was declining compared with that in 1990's. (2) The resistance rate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to imipenem and cefepime was 32.2% and 36.7% , respectively, while that to other antibiotics was above 80%. (3) Among 141 strains of Staphylococcus aureus, 89 strains (63.1%) of MRSA were isolated, and none of them were resistant to Vancomycin.


CONCLUSIONS
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Aerobacter cloacae and Acinetobacter species were predominant in tropical islands. The species of the pathogens are changing . The drug resistance rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus are rather high.
Liang
Zun-Hong
ZH
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Hainan Provincial People's Hospital, Haikou 570311 , P. R. China.
Pan
Yun-Chuan
YC
Chen
Si-Huan
SH
Xu
Jia-Qin
JQ
Chen
Yankun
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002056:Burns / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014329:Tropical Climate; D055815:Young Adult
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents