Nosocomial Infections in Burned Patients in Motahari Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Burn patients are at high risk of developing nosocomial infection because of their destroyed skin barrier and suppressed immune system, compounded by prolonged hospitalization and invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. Studies on nosocomial infection in burn patients are not well described....

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Main Authors: Leila Azimi, Abbas Motevallian, Amirmorteza Ebrahimzadeh Namvar, Babak Asghari, Abdolaziz Rastegar Lari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Dermatology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/436952