Pur po se : Children occupy a large proportion of burn victims. So we want to aid to pediatric
burn care through the understanding of the bacterial distribution in burn wounds and
antibiotic susceptibility against isolated microorganisms from burn wounds.
Methods : We analysed the medical records of 213 pediatric burn patients(0∼15 years),
406 samples that grew bacteria in burn wound sites.
Results : Of the total 213 patients, male were 59.6% and female were 40.4%. Scalding
burn was the most common(78.4%), flame burn was the second(16.4%). Pathogens were isolated
in 406 samples. The most common was Pseudomonas aeruginosa(58.1%). Next were
Enterococcus species, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus species,
Acinetobacter species. P. aeruginosa was resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in
100%, cephalothin in 98.1%, ampicillin-sulbactam in 96.2%, ampicillin in 95.3%, ceftriaxone
in 95.2%, tobramycin in 93.7%, cefoperazone in 68.9%, ceftazidime in 67.7%. Enterococcus
species were resistant to tetracycline in 63.9%, streptomycin in 45.5%, gentamicin in 36.1%,
penicillin G in 13.7%. S. aureus was resistant to gentamicin in 89.7%, tetracycline in 86.2%,
ciprofloxacin in 86.2%, penicillin G in 84.3%, oxacillin in 78.4%, erythromycin in 76.5%.
Acinetobacter species were resistant to ampicillin-sulbactam in 100%, gentamicin in 85.7%,
ampicillin in 83.3%, piperacillin in 61.5%.
Co nclusio n : P. aeruginosa was highly resistant to drugs like cefoperazone in 68.9%, ceftazidime 67.7%. S. aureus was highly resistant to penicillin G in 84.3%, oxacillin in 25.9
%, but none to vancomycin in 0%, teicoplanin in 2.2%. According to the study, Acinetobacter
species turned out to be multi-resistant strains, so careful attention must be paid to
the choice of antibiotics.
Pur po se : Children occupy a large proportion of burn victims. So we want to aid to pediatric
burn care through the understanding of the bacterial distribution in burn wounds and
antibiotic susceptibility against isolated microorganisms from burn wounds.
Methods : We analysed the medical records of 213 pediatric burn patients(0∼15 years),
406 samples that grew bacteria in burn wound sites.
Results : Of the total 213 patients, male were 59.6% and female were 40.4%. Scalding
burn was the most common(78.4%), flame burn was the second(16.4%). Pathogens were isolated
in 406 samples. The most common was Pseudomonas aeruginosa(58.1%). Next were
Enterococcus species, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus species,
Acinetobacter species. P. aeruginosa was resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in
100%, cephalothin in 98.1%, ampicillin-sulbactam in 96.2%, ampicillin in 95.3%, ceftriaxone
in 95.2%, tobramycin in 93.7%, cefoperazone in 68.9%, ceftazidime in 67.7%. Enterococcus
species were resistant to tetracycline in 63.9%, streptomycin in 45.5%, gentamicin in 36.1%,
penicillin G in 13.7%. S. aureus was resistant to gentamicin in 89.7%, tetracycline in 86.2%,
ciprofloxacin in 86.2%, penicillin G in 84.3%, oxacillin in 78.4%, erythromycin in 76.5%.
Acinetobacter species were resistant to ampicillin-sulbactam in 100%, gentamicin in 85.7%,
ampicillin in 83.3%, piperacillin in 61.5%.
Co nclusio n : P. aeruginosa was highly resistant to drugs like cefoperazone in 68.9%, ceftazidime 67.7%. S. aureus was highly resistant to penicillin G in 84.3%, oxacillin in 25.9
%, but none to vancomycin in 0%, teicoplanin in 2.2%. According to the study, Acinetobacter
species turned out to be multi-resistant strains, so careful attention must be paid to
the choice of antibiotics.