A STUDY OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCER AND ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY PATTERN

• DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2015/991
• Publication Date: 2015-08-26T09:09:18Z
• Authors: S ajila Nalakath ...; Manjunath R; Mahesh Desai
• Keywords: Antibiotic sensitivity; Diabetic foot ulcer

INTRODUCTION: Diabetic foot infection is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients.Appropriate antibiotic therapy required to reduce complication. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To study bacteriological profile ulcer sensitivity pattern organisms.MATERIALS METHODS: A retrospective was conducted 290 patients presented with ulcer, KIMS hospital year 2013.Swab technique used collect samples.RESULTS: total 372 isolates obtained from patients.Mono-microbial found be more than poly-microbial infection.Gram negative bacilli prevalent gram positive cocci.The commonest isolate Pseudomonas (23.7%), followed by klebsiella (21.7%).The organisms enterococcus (17.5%), Staphyococcus aureus (16.6%).Pseudomonas showed multidrug resistance.None cocci were resistant vancomycin.CONCLUSION: ulcers are one hospitalization patients, appropriate essential prevent complications these patients.Wound begin superficially, but delay treatment impaired body defense can lead catastrophic outcome.