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Khan, Muhamad H. Shah, Aimal Khan, Rahela Bano, Mustafa Qazi Published: September 30, 202 (se history) DOI: 10.759/cureus.2970 Cite this article as: Ahmad S, Khan M A, Shah M H, et al. (September 30, 202) Microbial Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patern in Diabetic Fot Ulcer Patients Atending a Tertiary Care Hospital.
Cureus 14(9): e2970. doi:10.759/cureus.2970 This study aimed to ases the bacterial profile of diabetes patients with an infected fot and their antimicrobial susceptibility patern in a tertiary care hospital.We conducted a six-month prospective study at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. Demographics and clinical characteristics such as age, sex, type and duration of diabetes, glycemic control, presence of retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, ulcer size, outcomes, and the number of admited days at the facility were colected.
Pus or discharges from the ulcer base and debrided necrotic tisue were obtained. Gram staing was performed on the samples which were isolated on chocolate agar and MacConkey agar. Incubation was done for 24 hours at a temperature of 37°C, and isolates were identified using standard bacteriological methods.
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The Kirby-Bauer testing method was used to ases antibiotic susceptibility.A total of 20 patients received a diagnosis of diabetic fot ulcer at the hospital during the study period. The age of the patients ranged from 24 to 92 years, with a mean age of 58.12 years (standard deviation (SD) = 12.494). The mean HbA1c level was 9.