The Microbiological Profile of Diabetic Foot Infections
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...
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| description | 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 antimicrobial 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a071f6a1d4145d09be356ce11614b012022-12-21T20:56:12ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2012-05-0163409411The Microbiological Profile of Diabetic Foot InfectionsK.M.Mohanasoundaram0Department of Microbiology, Vinayaka Missions Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.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 antimicrobial 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.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/1991/4064_E(C)_F(P)_PF(V)_PFA(A)_P(_)[2].pdfdiabetic foots.aureusmultidrug resistant organisms |
| spellingShingle | K.M.Mohanasoundaram The Microbiological Profile of Diabetic Foot Infections Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research diabetic foot s.aureus multidrug resistant organisms |
| title | The Microbiological Profile of Diabetic Foot Infections |
| title_full | The Microbiological Profile of Diabetic Foot Infections |
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| title_short | The Microbiological Profile of Diabetic Foot Infections |
| title_sort | microbiological profile of diabetic foot infections |
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