title: Mortality risk factors in burn care units considering the clinical significance of acinetobacter infections.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to evaluate risk factors and the role of Acinetobacter isolates in mortality due to burns since morbidity and mortality rates are considerably high.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of four hundred and sixty-five patients hospitalized in our Burn Care Unit between January 2009 and May 2011 were reviewed retrospectively. Logistic regression analysis was used in order to predict the risk.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mortality rates were as follows: 7.5% in general, 3.9% for under 17 years of age, 12% for between 18-64 years of age, and 24% for over 65 years of age (p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As the burnt body surface area increased, higher mortality rates were detected. Despite higher mortality rates, Acinetobacter infections were not found risk factors for mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey. aynur.atilla@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aynur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atilla
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Ondokuzmayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Leman
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tomak
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Osman
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Katrancı
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: S Sırrı
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kılıç
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002053:Burn Units; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007902:Length of Stay; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult