Balneotherapy is a potential risk factor for Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization

• Main Authors: Gabriela Deutsch (Author), Luciana Castilho Bokehi (Author), Ana Elisa Gonçalves Pereira Rodrigues Silva (Author), Luiz Macieira Guimarães Junior (Author), Rogério Rodrigues (Author), Luciana Maria Ramires Esper (Author), Alice Gonçalves Martins Gonzalez (Author), Geraldo Renato de Paula (Author), Selma Rodrigues de Castilho (Author), Lenise Arneiro Teixeira (Author)
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• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT The practice of immersion in burn patient has been abandoned in many parts of the world but in Brazil it is still common. The aim of this study was to ascertain if balneotherapy is a risk factor for Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization in thermally injured patients. Eighteen patients from a...