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Bacteriology of Blood, Wound, and Sputum Cultures from Non-US Casualties Treated in a Combat Support Hospital in Iraq

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Kimberly A. Moran ,
Clinton K. Murray  and
Edwin L. Anderson
Kimberly A. Moran*
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
Clinton K. Murray
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Edwin L. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
*
USUHS, Room A2067, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 ([email protected])
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Abstract

A review of culture results from non-US casualties in Iraq revealed gram-negative bacteria were the most commonly isolated pathogens. Cultures of respiratory fluid yielded positive results earlier than cultures of wound or blood samples and potentially serve as an earlier marker of future infections. Continued aggressive infection control for non-US casualties is needed.

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 10 , October 2008 , pp. 981 - 984
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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