Risk factors for antimicrobial resistance in paediatric burn infections: insights from a retrospective cohort study.

A study involving 3,679 paediatric burn patients found that 183 (5%) were clinically infected burns. Of these, 152 (87.9%) had culture-positive burn wound infections (BWIs) and 15.7% had blood stream infections. The most common microorganisms were Gram-positive bacteria, with Staphylococcus aureus being the most prevalent. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most common organism. Nineteen (5%) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates were detected from 17.8% of cases. Burns to the head and neck, admission to the PICU, and previous medical history were independent risk factors associated with AMR burn infections.