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Volume 19, Issue 5


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Editorial
A. Abyad (Chief Editor)
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Original Contribution

Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Among Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Ha'il City, Saudi Arabia
Khalid Farhan Alshammari, Kareemah Salem Alshurtan, Abdulaziz Fahad Alhumaid, Abdulilah Saad Aldhmadi, Abdulaziz Khalid Alshammari, Saleh Ali Alsanea, Abdullah Ibrahim Alrasheed, Hassan Salamah Alfuhaid, Hamoud Ali Almatrood
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94042


Does workplace Physical and Psychological violence exist against physicians and nurses in Primary Health Care Centers in Kuwait? A cross-sectional study
Huda Al-Ghareeb, Rehab Al-Wotayan
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94043


Awareness, perceptions and knowledge of strabismus among Ha'il population, KSA
Amani Mohammed Khalifa Mabrouk, Hala Mohammed Alshammari, Razan Fehaid Alshammari, Taif Mohammed alshammeri
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94044

A Case Study on Addressing Nurses' Practice Gaps in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Hypertension Diagnoses in the Gulf Region
Amar Salti, Ashraf Al Amir, Tawfik Albassam, Said Khader, Donna Lanuzo, Najla Sindi, Mahmoud Bakir, Lubna El-Najjar, Urooj Siddiqui
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94047

Knowledge, Behavior and Practice Toward Paediatric Tonsillectomy Among Parents in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia (2020)
Ali Maeed Sulaiman Al-Shehri, Mohammed Abdullah Alshehri, Nada Ali Alqahtani Wajd Abdulwahab Almathami, Sara Ali Almagrafi, Nazneen Mushtaque
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94048

The growing epidemic of Social and cultural Iatrogenesis in Pakistan
Muhammad Farooq, Shaheer Ellahi Khan, Syeda Ayesha Noor, Ramsha Asghar, Kashif Ishaq
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94049

Glycaemic Control and Dyslipidemia among patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus in diabetes center Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Ab dullah AlghamdiAhmad Shaker Eldosouky, Ali Dakhel Alghamdi,
Mohammad Abdullah Alzahrani, Ahmed Hassan Alghamdi
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94050

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Colon Cancer in Abha City, Saudi Arabia
Saleh Ahmed Alshaikhi, Ahmed Shubaily Assiri, Ayoub Ali Alshaikh, Saif Ahmed Alshaikhi, Hassan Ahmed Assiri, Omar Ahmed Alshaiki, Hussain Abdulgader Aljefry, Mohammed Mashni Alharbi, Abdullah Hashim Alzubaidy, Yousef Hussain AlZahib, Ahmed Abdullah AlQarni
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94052

Population and Community studies

Pneumococcal and Influenza vaccination amongst diabetics in the GCC: Exploring barriers and strategies for improvement
Sahar Naz, Ali Khalid, Robin Ramsay
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94053

Clinical Research and Methods

The Role of Project Management in Public health
Razan Abyad
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94054

Review

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease and poorly controlled asthma in pediatric population: are they linked? Effect of anti-reflux treatment
Samer Abdullatif Ali
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94056

Burn Wound Infections: A Review Article
Aminah AlTurki, Alanoud AlKhalifah, Ghadah AlBarrak, Ihsan Nasr Eldin, Shahd Al Mahfud, Yara AlHarbi
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94057

Role of Vitamin D on Body Systems
Ghaleb Mohd Faisal Abu Hwij, Samer Abdullatif Ali
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94058


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May 2021 - Volume 19, Issue 5

Burn Wound Infections: A Review Article

Aminah AlTurki (2)
Alanoud AlKhalifah (2)
Ghadah AlBarrak (2)
Ihsan Nasr Eldin (1)
Shahd Al Mahfud (2)
Yara AlHarbi (2)

(1) Assistant professor of Internal Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
(2) Medical student, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Corresponding author:
Aminah Alturki Aminahalturki@gmail.com
Medical Student at College of Medicine, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University.
Telephone number: +966555874343
Email: Aminahalturki@gmail.com

Received: March 2021; Accepted: April 2021; Published: May 1, 2021. Citation: Aminah Alturki et al. Burn Wound Infections; A Review Article. World Family Medicine. 2021; 19(5): 111-116 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94057

Abstract


Burn wounds induce metabolic alterations that predispose the patient to various complications. nfection is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. Bacterial profile of burn wound patients is diverse, depending on timing and location of injury. Early after burning, the predominant microorganisms are gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus. Subsequently, the burn wound colonizes with a variety of microorganisms comprising both susceptible and multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species. This review will help in understanding the epidemiology of burn wound infection and the prevalence of highly resistant bacteria in burn wound patients. In addition, it illustrates the role of strict infection control practices in preventing the nosocomial transmission of microorganisms among burn patients, and it provides guidance for empiric antibiotic therapy to avoid unnecessary broad antibiotic usage, which will reduce mortality and morbidity related to infections and decrease incidence of multi-drug resistant organisms in burn units.

Key words: Burn, Bacterial, Infections, Prevalence, multi-drug resistant organisms.







 


 
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