Clinical impact of fungal colonization of burn wounds in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Invasive fungal infections in burn victims significantly increase mortality and hospitalization. The effect of fungal burn wound colonization has not been established.

Methods: All adult patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) with burns ≥10% of total body surface area (TBSA) between 2005 and 2021 were included.