Burn unit: colonization of burn wounds and local environment.

Background: We present the results of a comparative prospective study of the resistance profile of strains isolated from pathological material of patients hospitalized in the burn unit of the military hospital in Rabat and from their environment over a period of one and a half years (July 2009-February 2011).

Methods: The study concerned 125 pathological products from patients (40 men, 20 women; mean age 38±14.8 years; range 2 to 80 years) hospitalized with burns.

[Carbapenemases among Klebsiella pneumoniae: sensitivity, E-test and Hodge test].

Carbapenems are the major weapons in the treatment of nosocomial infections. Since 1996, there have been an emergence and dissemination of carbapenem resistance in the world, especially among Enterobacteriaceae. Resistance is due to one or several mechanisms including production of carbapenemases.

[Bacterial epidemiology in the burns unit at military teaching hospital Mohamed V of Rabat].

We aimed to establish the ecology of the Burns Unit of the Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V of Rabat. We present results of a retrospective study of four years (March 2006-June 2010) on all micro-organisms isolated from patient samples. During the study period, we analyzed 307 samples corresponding to isolate bacterial strains from 288 non-redundant and 5 yeasts among which 4 corresponded to Candida albicans.

[Antibacterial activity of antiseptics used at Military Teaching Hospital Mohamed V of Rabat].

Antiseptics have a major role against the infections and their prevention. The good management of antiseptics allows the reduction of antibiotics use and thus the emergence of resistant bacterial strains. The evaluation of the antibacterial activity of three antiseptics (povidone iodine [PVPI], iodized alcohol and alcohol 70 degrees) used at HMIMV and taken from pharmacy was based on AFNOR method NF T 72-150.