Study how germs in burn wounds are best identified
Part of Infections, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study compares two ways of finding germs (microbes) in burn wounds: traditional tissue swabs/cultures versus a newer DNA-based method. It may help improve how clinicians understand burn infections and tailor care.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older with a partial- or full-thickness burn
- Your burn care team expects you to have surgery (operative treatment) for the burn
- Your surgery includes tangential excision (cutting away burn tissue at the surface)
- Enough discarded burn tissue is available for testing (at least 4 grams total)
- Your burn tissue sample is not only from the genitals/perineum
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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