Ten-Year Analysis of Bacterial Colonisation and Outcomes of Major Burn Patients with a Focus on .

A retrospective descriptive study included patients admitted with severe burns over the course of 10 years (2008-2018). Across all patients, there were 39 different species of bacteria, with 23 species being Gram-negative and 16 being Gram-positive bacteria, with also five different species of fungi cultured. was the most commonly isolated organism, with 57.

Detection of 10 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant in the United Kingdom, December 2021 to June 2022.

Between December 2021 and June 2022, 10 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant (ST8123; n = 8) were detected in the United Kingdom, compared with nine cases during the previous 6 years. Most of these cases were associated with travel from the Asia-Pacific region; all were heterosexual people, with most in their 20s. Although all cases were successfully treated, not all partners of cases could be traced, and there is a risk of further transmission of ceftriaxone-resistant gonococcal infection within the UK.

Recommendations for Influenza Vaccination in Burns Patients Based on a Systematic Review of the Evidence.

Severe burn injury is a serious systemic insult that can lead to life-threatening secondary infections. Immunosuppression, inhalation injury, and prolonged length of hospital stay are factors that predispose patients to severe respiratory tract infections. Furthermore, evidence shows that burns can put one at risk of infection long after the original injury.

Groin dissections in skin cancer: Effect of a change in prophylactic antibiotic protocol.

Objectives: To determine whether groin dissection surgical site infection (SSI) incidence changed with shorter post-operative antibiotic prophylaxis.

Background: Post-operative prophylaxis changed due to antimicrobial stewardship, from regular oral antibiotics until drain removal, to three intravenous doses. Both groups had a single intravenous dose at induction.

Comparison of Control of Clostridium difficile Infection in Six English Hospitals Using Whole-Genome Sequencing.

Background: Variation in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) rates between healthcare institutions suggests overall incidence could be reduced if the lowest rates could be achieved more widely.

Methods: We used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of consecutive C. difficile isolates from 6 English hospitals over 1 year (2013-14) to compare infection control performance.