Multidrug resistant organisms in burn intensive care unit: strategies and opinions

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms can significantly increase the mortality of patients with burn injury. Management and prevention of infections by MDR organisms in burn intensive care unit (ICU) become challenging problems in clinical treatment of severe burn patients. The prevention and control of nosocomial infections are important measures to minimize or avoid the spread of MDR organisms in burn ICU. It is recommended to optimize the therapeutic regimen for infections by MDR organisms and achieve the best therapeutic effect by monitoring the characteristics of organisms in local burn unit, evaluating and reducing the susceptibility of burn patients and using the antibiotics rationally. In addition, rapid and accurate diagnosis and non-antibiotic treatment are expected to be the directions for breakthrough in the future.