Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, plastische Chirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie : Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefässe : Organ der Vereinigung der Deutschen Plastischen Chirurgen
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Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir · Dec 2004
Comparative Study[Clinical importance of CMV-infection in German-speaking burn centers].
Due to immunosuppression, burn patients are at risk for CMV-infection. By means of a retrospective questionnaire we evaluated the clinical rating and management of CMV-infection in German-speaking burn centers. 41 % of the participating burn centers considered the role of CMV-infection of overall minor importance, 41 % of importance only in intensive care burn patients, 18 % of overall great importance. 70 % of the participating burn centers do not perform CMV-screening at admission. ⋯ At present clinical importance of CMV-infection in burn patients can not be clearly determined. But further prospective studies utilizing recently developed diagnostics seem warranted to the potential influence of CMV-infection on morbidity and mortality in burn patients.