Pattern of anaerobic bacterial infection of diabetic foot
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Microbiology - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Diabetic foot is a common cause of hospital admission in diabetic patients in India. The trio of problems leading onto diabetic foot is neuropathy, vascular changes and infections, which constitute the diabetic foot syndrome. Objectives: To determine prevalence of anaerobic pathogens in diabetic foot lesion. Methods: Tissue samples were taken from the affected foot of 109 diabetic patients and processed by routine anaerobic microbiological methods. Results: A total of 32 organisms were isolated from 100 cases. Of these organisms, Bacteroides species (62.5%) was predominant followed by Peptostreptococcus species (28.12%) and Clostridium species (9.37%). Conclusion: Diabetic foot infections are polymicrobial in nature. The isolation of anaerobes increased as the grade of the ulcer increased. Bacteroides species were the major anerobes isolated. Hence it is utmost important to screen all elderly patients for diabetes and moniter blood sugur levels regularly and educate them about foot care and identify the risk factors and insitute the appropriate treatment on time to avoid amputation.
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P K Patil, B S Patil
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