MICROBILOGICAL PROFILE OF DIABETIC FOOT: A PROSPECTIVE CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY FROM A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA.

Sheena Krishnan; Ragesh kalikottu valappil; saradadevi k.l.; Siddharth matad

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2017

MICROBILOGICAL PROFILE OF DIABETIC FOOT: A PROSPECTIVE CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY FROM A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA.

Sheena Krishnan, Ragesh Kalikottu Valappil, Saradadevi K. L. , Siddharth Matad

Abstract :

summary:

Background: Although infection is rarely implicated in the etiology of diabetic foot ulcers, the ulcers are susceptible to infection once the wound is present. It is essential to assess the magnitude of bacterial infection of these lesions to avoid further complications.

Methods: a prospective cross sectional study of 150 patients conducted in the Department of Surgery at Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode.

Results: In our study 56.7% (85) of patients had polymicrobial infections and 41.3% (62) had mono microbial infections. 62% of cases yielded only gram negatives and 9.3% yielded only gram positive organisms. 62.6% of all the isolates were multidrug resistant.

Conclusions: To prevent emergence of multidrug resistant organisms, clinically uninfected ulcers need not be given antibiotics. Tissue specimens should be sent for culture before starting antibiotic therapy.