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While prior studies have demonstrated the prognostic power of NRBCs in the critical patient, there has been a paucity of literature available describing their value as a prognostic indicator in the severely burned patient. This retrospective observational study was conducted from 2012 to 2017. Inclusion criteria for this study included all burn patients with total body surface area &amp;gt; 10% who were aged \u2265 15 years. Demographic and clinical data were collected from the electronic medical record system. Data analysis consisted of descriptive and comparative analysis using SPSS. Two hundred and nineteen patients (17.5%) met inclusion criteria with 51 (23.3%) patients positive for NRBCs. 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