Mohanasoundaram, K. Monhanapano (24177445000) (2012) The microbiological profile of diabetic foot infections.
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Background: Diabetic foot infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted in diabetic patients with foot ulcers to determine the bacterial profile and their anti-microbial pattern. Of the 68 patients, 44 were males and 24 were females. The presence of diabetic neuropathy was observed in 43(63.2%) patients. The swabs from 56 patients showed a positive culture and 12 patients did not grow any organisms. A total of 92 organisms were isolated from 56 patients with growth. 12(17.6%) patients had polymicrobial infections. S.aureus (26.1%) was the predominant pathogen which was isolated, followed by E.coli (18.4%). Methods: This study was conducted on clinical specimens which were taken from 68 patients with diabetic foot infections, over a 1 year period. The clinical specimens were processed by using the standard aerobic microbiological techniques. The anti-microbial susceptibility pattern was studied by the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Result: S.aureus was the most common isolate which was recovered from 26.1% of the cases. Other organisms which were isolated were E.coli (18.4%),Klebsiella (9.7%), Proteus spp (6.5%), NFGNB(14.1%),Pseudomonas aeruginosa (13%) and Enterococcus spp (4.3%). Conclusion: The anti-microbial susceptibility data from our study suggests that piperacillin/tazobactum or cefeperazone /sulbactum would be appropriate for antibiotic coverage. © 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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| Divisions: | Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Medical College and Hospital, Salem > Microbiology |
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| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2025 06:14 |
| URI: | https://vmuir.mosys.org/id/eprint/5034 |
