DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2024.v10i06.011

Pages: 535-540

This study conducted at CHU Mohammed VI in Marrakech over six years examined bacteremia in burn patients, finding a prevalence of 13.04% among 2,230 blood cultures. The predominant pathogens were gram-positive cocci (49.5%) and gram-negative bacilli (47.1%), with coagulase-negative staphylococci (25.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (17.5%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (13.1%) being the most frequent isolates. Notably, 9.6% of Staphylococcus aureus strains were methicillin-resistant, and 74.7% of Enterobacteriaceae were resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. Acinetobacter baumannii exhibited high resistance, with 93.1% resistant to both ceftazidime and imipenem. The overall rate of multidrug-resistant bacteria was 35.7%, dominated by gram-negative bacilli. These findings highlight the critical need for improved infection control and judicious use of antibiotics to prevent the emergence of resistant strains, emphasizing the importance of close collaboration between clinicians and microbiologists to enhance patient outcomes.