Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học quốc tế cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Re: Infection control in burn patients: are fungal infections underestimated? | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine BioMed Central Letter to the Editor Re Infection control in burn patients are fungal infections underestimated David J Dries Open Access Address Regions Hospital St Paul MN USA Email David J Dries - Published 31 October 2009 Received I2 October 2009 Accepted 3l October 2009 Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009 17 56 doi I757-724I - I7-56 This article is available from http content l7 IZ56 2009 Dries licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ A response to Struck MF. Infection control in burn patients are fungal infections underestimated Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2009 Oct 9 I7 I 5I. Epub ahead of print PubMed PMID I98I8I34. Dr. Struck 1 appropriately points out the importance of infecting agents apart from bacteria in the burn-injured patient. Burn patients are frequently cited as having the highest risk for invasive fungal infection as the burn wound provides an ideal portal for invasive infection while inducing immune dysfunction. Management of large burns exposes patients to risks identified in other patient groups including central venous lines urinary catheters prolonged mechanical ventilation and broadspectrum antibiotics. Unfortunately it is difficult to determine the true incidence and significance of fungal infections in the burn population. Contamination of urine respiratory tract and skin by organisms such as Candida albicans is extremely common. Criteria for identifying true infection in the setting of burns remain unclear. Clinical findings such as fever may not
