Long-term medical treatment of patients with severe burns at exposed sites

Table 1 Bacteria distribution before and one week after Chinese herbal bath treatment [n = 84, n (%)]

Group	Time	Staphylococcus aureus	Acinetobacter baumannii	Escherichia coli	Others	Detection rate
A	Before Chinese herbal bath	15 (38.4)	12 (30.8)	6 (15.4)	6 (315.4)	100
	One week after the Chinese herbal bath	3 (7.7)	1 (2.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	10.26a
B	Before Chinese herbal bath	19 (48.7)	10 (25.6)	6 (15.4)	4 (10.3)	100.0
	One week after the Chinese herbal bath	13 (33.3)	6 (15.4)	4 (10.3)	3 (7.7)	66.67c

^aP < 0.05 following comparison of the same group before and after the Chinese herbal bath.

^cP < 0.05 when compared with the control group (Group B) one week after the Chinese herbal bath.