Research Article

Nosocomial Infections in Burned Patients in Motahari Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Table 2

Number and kind of bacteria was identified from 164 patients in first hours and other weeks.

PseudomonasAcinetobacterS. aureusPse + Aci + Pse + AciPse + Aci + S. aureus
Total Pseudomonas isolated Only Pseudomonas isolated Total Acinetobacter isolated Only Acinetobacter isolated Total isolated Only isolated

First 48 hrs4 (16%)4 (16%)1 (4%)1 (4%)18 (72%)18 (72%)
Last of first week49 (55.5%)33 (34%)20 (20.6%)9 (9.2%)28 (28.8%)15 (15.4%)2 (2%)6 (6.1%)8 (8.2%)3 (3.1%)
Second week101(55.1%)61 (33.3%)51 (27.8%)19 (10.3%)31 (16.9%)17 (9.2%)2 (1.1%)28 (15.3%)10 (5.4%)2 (1.1%)
Third week59 (64.8%)37 (40.6%)17 (18.6%)2 (2.1%)15 (16.4%)5 (5.4%)1 (1.1%)13 (14.2%)8 (8.7%)1 (1.1%)
Fourth week49 (58.3%)26 (30.9%)23 (27.3%)6 (7.1%)12 (14.2%)1 (1.2%)2 (2.3%)15 (17.8%)9 (10.7%)