Study of bacterial infection and antimicrobial sensitivity pattern in diabetic foot lesion

Authors

  • Shameem Akhter Department of Microbiology, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Mirpur, Dhaka
  • Shah Md Zahurul Haque Asna Department of Microbiology, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Mirpur, Dhaka
  • M Mushfequr Rahman Department of Microbiology, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Mirpur, Dhaka
  • MA Hafez Department of Biostatistics, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Mirpur, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v6i2.19372

Keywords:

Diabetic foot, Antimicrobial susceptibility, Imipenem

Abstract

A cross sectional study was carried out on patients with diabetic foot lesions to determine the spectrum of aerobic microbial flora and to determine the microbial pathogens of the diabetic foot lesions and their antimicrobial sensitivity pattern. A total of 226 organisms were isolated from 218 patients and polymicrobial infection was found in 3.7 % cases. Age of the study population ranged from 20 - >80 yrs of which most of the patients were from 40 to 70 yrs (81 %). Male female ratio was= 3:1. In this study, Pseudomonas sp. (22.1 %), Proteus mirabilis (16.4 %) and S. aureus (14.6 %) were the predominant organisms isolated. Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolates were done in which imipenem and ciprofloxacin were found to be the most effective against all organisms.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v6i2.19372

Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2012; 06(02): 20-23

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Published

2012-07-01

How to Cite

Akhter, S., Asna, S. M. Z. H., Rahman, M. M., & Hafez, M. (2012). Study of bacterial infection and antimicrobial sensitivity pattern in diabetic foot lesion. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, 6(2), 20–23. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v6i2.19372

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Original Articles