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We investigated the association between preoperative glycemic gap and 30-day postoperative bloodstream infection (BSI) in adult burn intensive care unit patients without diabetes. In this retrospective cohort study, 352 patients undergoing burn surgery between 2014 and 2024 were included, of whom 217 (61.6%) developed postoperative BSI. Each 10-mg\/dL increase in preoperative glycemic gap was independently associated with higher odds of BSI (odds ratio, 1.104; 95% confidence interval, 1.036\u20131.184; p = 0.003) after adjustment for clinical factors, including burn severity. This association remained consistent in a sensitivity analysis using the revised Baux score. Adding either preoperative glucose or glycemic gap to the clinical model improved model fit, whereas improvements in discrimination were modest, with no significant difference between the glucose and glycemic gap models. 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