High Level of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens Causing Burn Wound Infections in Hospitalized Children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

P. aeruginosa, Acinetobacter spp., and Klebsiella spp. are the common Gram-negative pathogens causing burn wound infections in hospitalized pediatric patients in our setting. A high proportion of these organisms were multidrug resistant. The findings appeal for regular antimicrobial resistance surveillance in burn wound infection to inform empirical therapy.