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Table 2 Number of admissions (%) for infectious diseases classified by subconditions in the burn, injured and uninjured cohorts, 1980–2012

From: A retrospective cohort study to compare post-injury admissions for infectious diseases in burn patients, non-burn trauma patients and uninjured people

 

No injury N (%)

Non-burn trauma N (%)

Burn injury N (%)

Enteric infections

4140 (12.9)

1965 (11.7)

2582 (10.1)

Blood stream infections

423 (1.3)

241 (1.4)

476 (1.9)

Sexually transmitted infections

171 (0.5)

53 (0.3)

114 (0.4)

Neurological and eye infections

415 (1.3)

228 (1.4)

469 (1.8)

Ear infections and upper respiratory tract infections

5063 (15.8)

2306 (13.7)

2704 (10.6)

Lower respiratory tract infections

5363 (16.8)

3566 (21.2)

6000 (23.6)

Heart and circulatory system infections

209 (0.7)

108 (0.6)

114 (0.4)

Digestive tract infections (including liver)

7626 (23.8)

2485 (14.8)

2899 (11.4)

Genitourinary infections

2447 (7.6)

1323 (7.9)

2086 (8.2)

Skin and soft tissue infections

2171 (6.8)

2335 (13.9)

4710 (18.5)

Musculoskeletal infections

263 (0.8)

219 1.3)

346 (1.4)

Neoplasms from infection

672 (2.1)

145 (0.9)

229 (0.9)

Postoperative infections

904 (2.8)

806 (4.8)

1305 (5.1)

Other infections

2127 (6.6)

1051 (6.2)

1429 (5.6)

Total

31,994

16,831

25,463