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Abstract: 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. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most commonly isolated organism, with 57.45%..
Published: | 25/12/2023 |
Authors: | Gomersall J, Mortimer K, Hassan D, Shokrollahi K |
Abstract 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 which predispose patients to severe respiratory tract infections. Furthermore, evidence shows that burns can put one at risk of infection long after..
Published: | 03/03/2021 |
Authors: | Philip L, Mortimer K, Shokrollahi K |
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. Methods A prospective database of..
Published: | 09/12/2020 |
Authors: | Dargan D, Beck D, McConville S, Mortimer K, Brackley P |
We agree with Michael J Cox and colleagues that clinical management of COVID-19 would be enhanced by further characterisation of bacterial co-infections. A few case reports have described examples of such co-infections. However, national and international6 guidelines recommend empirical antibiotics for all patients who are severely ill with suspected COVID-19,..
Published: | 03/06/2020 |
Authors: | Adler H, Ball R, Fisher M, Mortimer K, Vardhan M |
Abstract Pneumatic tube systems (PTS) are useful features in hospitals for efficient transport of items but further scrutiny reveals their potential risks. We investigated the extent of contamination of pods, used within the PTS with specific alert organisms, namely meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (..
Published: | 23/12/2019 |
Authors: | McMullen P, Lewis P, McGugan O, Mortimer K |
Background Burns patients are at high risk of nosocomial infection, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most common causes of wound and systemic infections resulting in significant morbidity and mortality in burns patients. Aim To describe an outbreak of multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa (MDR-Pa) at a specialist burns service and..
Published: | 20/09/2018 |
Authors: | Mortimer K, Shokrollahi K, Wilkinson D |
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. Fecal samples..
Published: | 19/06/2017 |
Authors: | Mortimer K |
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