Skin and soft-tissue infections among tsunami survivors in southern Thailand.

Authors

Hiransuthikul N, Tantisiriwat W, Lertutsahakul K, et al.

Institution

Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. nhiransu@yahoo.com

Source

Clin Infect Dis 2005 Nov 15; 41(10) :e93-6.

Abstract

Among 777 patients transferred to 4 hospitals in Bangkok from southern Thailand after the tsunami of 26 December 2004, there were 515 with skin and soft-tissue infections. The most common organisms isolated were Aeromonas species (145 [22.6%] of 641 isolates from 305 patients). Most isolates were susceptible to aminoglycosides, third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins, quinolones, and imipenem but were resistant to amoxicillin-clavulanate and first-generation cephalosporins.

Mesh

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Child
Child, Preschool
Disasters
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Humans
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Soft Tissue Infections
Thailand
Wound Infection

Language

eng

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

PubMed ID

16231248

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