Aetiology, factors associated with injury severity, and bacterial susceptibility patterns among burn patients in six selected hospitals in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, burn injury is of public health concern; it is a significant health problem in both children and older adult populations. In Africa and especially in Uganda, burn injuries remain a major cause of prolonged hospital stays, disability, disfigurement and death. A lot of factors may be associated with the injury severity of burn wounds. Bacterial microorganisms take short hours to invade the burn wound and can be identified in the burn wounds less than 24 hours old. When a patient is alive after 3 days following a burn, then the commonest cause of death is infection. Bacterial infection is still the serious complication that might compromise with the patient's life after the early phase of the management, and the bacterial pathogens isolated from these wounds might

SUBMITTER: Kagenderezo BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12629952 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature