PMID- 34689464 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211026 LR - 20211026 IS - 1009-2587 (Print) IS - 1009-2587 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 10 DP - 2021 Oct 20 TI - [Microbiological characteristics of patients with severe burns caused by blast and application of meta- genomics next-generation sequencing in the detection of pathogenic microorganisms]. PG - 946-952 LID - 10.3760/cma.j.cn501120-20201017-00440 [doi] AB - Objective: To analyze the microbiological characteristics of patients with severe burns caused by blast in different periods and explore the application value of metagenomics next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in detecting pathogenic microorganisms. Methods: The retrospective observational study was applied. From June 13 to September 13, 2020, twenty-three patients (21 males and 2 females) with severe burns caused by blast who met the inclusion criteria were admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, with age of (64+/-5) years and total burn area of (86+/-14) % total body surface area. Abbreviated burn severity index (ABSI) score, revised Baux score, acute physiology and chronic health status evaluation (APACHE) Ⅱscore, and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score were counted on admission. Within 7, 8-20 and 21-30 d after admission, the complications, infection source and distribution of pathogenic microorganisms in patients were recorded. The detection of pathogenic microorganisms was analyzed, and the difference in detection efficiency between microbial culture method and mNGS was compared. After admission, the infection of overall source distribution of pathogenic microorganisms in patients was analyzed, and the difference in detection efficiency between microbial culture method and mNGS was compared. Data were statistically analyzed with McNemar and Fisher exact probability test. Results: On admission, ABSI score, revised Baux score, APACHE Ⅱ score and SOFA score were (12.6+/-2.4), (91+/-22), (26+/-4), and (10.3+/-2.3) respectively. Within 7 d after admission, the main complications of patients were inhalation injury, septic shock, and hypoproteinemia. Patients were mainly infected with pathogenic microorganism on wound, blood stream, and lung. Within 8-20 d after admission, the incidence of septic shock was the highest. The incidence of inhalation injury was significantly lower than that of