National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Diabetic foot is one of the serious complications of DM and may be the initial presentation of undiagnosed diabetes. Foot problems are associated with significant morbidity and impairment in the diabetic patient’s quality of life. This work aimed at studying the bacteriological profile of diabetic foot infections and its antibiotic resistance pattern. This study was carried out on 60 diabetic patients with foot lesions admitted at Diabetic Foot Unit, Alexandria Main University Hospital, during the period from March 2017 to October 2017. An interview questionnaire sheet was filled in, including all the relevant data. Swab samples were collected from each wound after the wound had been cleansed and debrided. A total of 85 microorganisms were isolated, majority of isolates were gram negative (94.1 %), P. aeruginosa isolates were the predominant (34.1%), followed by K.pneumoniae (29.4%), P.mirabilis (12.9%), E.coli (9.4%) then P.vulgaris (8.2%). S.aureus was the only isolated gram positive bacteria (3.51%) and C.albicans was the only isolated fungus (2.4%). Almost all isolated microorganisms were resistant to various antimicrobials. Gram negative organism's infection predominates in DFI. Monomicrobial infection was the most common followed by the polymicrobial infection. Deep wounds were more associated with polymicrobial infection.
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