Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
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To study the demographic and clinical factors associated with burn septicaemia patients in Kuwait. ⋯ The findings indicate that the patients with extensive flame burns were prone to developing septicaemia due mainly to gram-positive bacteria. The surgical excision of eschar and wound covering improved the outcome of the patients while prophylactic antibiotic treatment had no role in the incidence and outcome of the burn patients.