Abstract
Antimicrobial drug-resistant bacteria isolated from Syrian war-injured patients, August 2011-March 2013.
Highlights
To the Editor: Soft-tissue injuries sustained during wars are subject to environmental contamination and, to a high risk for infection
Efforts to describe the epidemiology of war-associated infections are complicated by difficult access to patients, limited availability of microbiology support, and widespread empirical antimicrobial drug use
Identifying the relevant pathogens is critical because war-associated injuries commonly become infected and antimicrobial drug–resistant bacteria are well-described in these injuries, including those in the Middle East [1,2,3]
Summary
To the Editor: Soft-tissue injuries sustained during wars are subject to environmental contamination and, to a high risk for infection. Efforts to describe the epidemiology of war-associated infections are complicated by difficult access to patients, limited availability of microbiology support, and widespread empirical antimicrobial drug use. Identifying the relevant pathogens is critical because war-associated injuries commonly become infected and antimicrobial drug–resistant bacteria are well-described in these injuries, including those in the Middle East [1,2,3]. Infection management is based on organism-directed antimicrobial agents and wide surgical resection of involved tissue.
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