Bacteriological Profile of Diabetic Foot in a Tertiary Care Centre in Trivandrum, India
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Diabetic foot is one of the complications of diabetes leading to the prolonged hospitalization due to which complications like Neuropathy. In this study conducted from Jan 2016 to March 2016 a total Forty clinically diagnosed diabetic foot infected patients with ulcers were included. All the diabetic foot patients’ ulcers were classified based on the Wagner’s classification from 0 to 5 groups. All the organisms were identified according to standard methods. They were confirmed with Vitek 2. Gram negatives isolates were identified 59% of the time. Klebsiella spp was the most common gram negative organism while Staphylococcus aureus were the most common gram positive organism. Imipenem, Meropenem, Vancomycin and Linezolid were the antibiotic which was most susceptible.
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2413541197