Advertisement!
Author Information Pack
Editorial Board
Submit article
Special Issue
Editor's selection process
Join as Reviewer/Editor
List of Reviewer
Indexing Information
Most popular articles
Purchase Single Articles
Archive
Free Online Access
Current Issue
Recommend this journal to your library
Advertiser
Accepted Articles
Search Articles
Email Alerts
FAQ
Contact Us
Journal of Microbiology and Related Research

Volume  4, Issue 1, Jan-June 2018, Pages 43-49
 

Original Article

Study of bacteriology and antibiogram of diabetic foot infections

Gundala Obulesu1, Rudramurthy K.G.2, A.K. Padmavathi3, Arun Aravind4

1Assistant Professor 2Associate Professor 3 Professor 4Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Kerala Medical College & Hospital, Palakkad, Kerala 679503, India.

Choose an option to locate / access this Article:
90 days Access
Check if you have access through your login credentials.        PDF      |
|

Open Access: View PDF

DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jmrr.2395.6623.4118.8

Abstract

Inroduction: Diabetes mellitus comprises a group of common metabolic disorders that share the phenotype of hyperglycemia. Diabetics exhibit a great frequency and severity of infection. A diabetic with foot complication spends 32.3% of the total income compared to 9.3% by the diabetic without foot complication

Materials & Methods:  The sample taken was pus and exudates from the base of the ulcer after cleaning the necrotic tissue with a saline gauge. Direct Microscopy, Culture, Biochemical reactions & antibiotic sensitivity,

Results: The male to female ratio was 2.03 in our study, The ulcers occurred over a wide range of age from 16 years to 78 years with a mean age of 47 years.64 out of 100 cases were between the ages of 45-65 years. There was only one case below 25 years of age and 3 cases above 75 years, Monomicrobial infections are more in grades–I &II and polymicrobial infections are more in grades– III & IV. 

Conclusion: The present study was conducted to know the bacteriology and antibiogram of diabetic foot infections in and aroundMangode, Palakkaddistrict Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most common organism isolated and constitutes 32.43% of the total isolates Out of the 15 Pseudomonal isolates that were subjected to Screening of Amp – C β lactomase by diantagonism test only 4 isolates showed blunting of Cefotaxime zone of inhibition adjacent and to Cefoxitin and were considered screen positive

Keywords: Diabetic Foot; Amp – C; β Lactamase.


Corresponding Author : Rudramurthy K.G., Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Kerala Medical College & Hospital, Palakkad, Kerala 679503, India.