281ASSESSMENT OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN BURN PATIENTS: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON MICROBIAL PATTERNS, ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, AND MORTALITY RATES AT MOTAHARI BURN HOSPITALDue to their damaged skin barrier and suppressed immune system, burn patients are at high risk of contracting nosocomial infections during prolonged hospitalizations and invasive diagnostic procedures. Burn patients are less well described in terms of nosocomial infections. An examination of the incidence of nosocomial infection in burned patients admitted to Hospital, as well as its changing patterns during hospitalization was the aim of the present study. The study included 82 patients at the beginning and end. After admission to Motahari Burn Hospital, samples were taken after 48 hours and four weeks. Standard procedures were followed for the isolation and identification of microorganisms. We collected 358 samples from the 82patients and identified 406 bacteria. In the seven days following admission, 305 cultures were positive while 24 (17.2%) remained positive 14 days later. It was reported that 163 Pseudomonas infections, 70 Acinetobacter infections, 66 Staphylococcus aureus infections, and 107 other infections were caused by bacteria. There was a 12% mortality rate. One or more cultures of Pseudomonas or Acinetobacter were positive in all patients. The hospital recommends continuous study of burn infections and an increase in antimicrobial resistance control and measures to treat infectious complications as well as control antimicrobial resistanceDr Punkesh Kumar@gmail.comResearch1222022Burn patients, Nosocomial infections, Microbial colonization, Antimicrobial resistance, Mortality rateDr Punkesh KumarGouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences And Hospital, G.T. Road, Rajbandh, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713212, India