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Assessment of Bacterial Isolates from Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns among Diabetic Patients Attending Kafr El Sheikh University Hospital

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Antimicrobial agents

Abstract

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are one of the most frequent consequences of diabetes mellitus. Having an ulcer in a diabetic foot significantly affects a person's quality of life due to reduced physical function and reduced mobility. Objectives: to recognize the bacteria responsible for ulcers in the diabetic foot, to assess their antibiotic sensitivity, and to ascertain if infections in the diabetic foot frequently contain multi-drug-resistant bacteria. Methodology: Fifty diabetic individuals with diabetic foot ulcers attending the Vascular Surgery Department at  Kafr El Sheikh University Hospital participated in this work. Sterile swabs were utilized to take pus samples from infections in the diabetic foot then the samples were immediately transferred and processed in the microbiological laboratory under aseptic conditions. Results: our study showed that 11 samples out of 30 were polymicrobial while 19 were monomicrobial with Pseudomonas aeruginosa as the most prevalent isolated pathogen followed by Staphylococcus aureus. Our study revealed that 15 (33.3%) isolated bacterial strains were multi-drug resistant. Conclusion: Early detection of ulcers in diabetic foot and adequate sample collection are crucial for identifying bacteria and determining antibiotic susceptibility patterns before starting antimicrobial therapy. This study guides the selection of empirical antibiotics for infections in diabetic feet.

DOI

10.21608/ejmm.2024.350510

Keywords

Diabetic foot, ulcer, Antimicrobial susceptibility

Authors

First Name

Ayat

Last Name

El nahal

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology -Faculty of Medicine-Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

Email

ayatelnahal189@gmail.com

City

Desouk

Orcid

0009-0009-4312-3194

First Name

Moustafa

Last Name

Mabrouk

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine-Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

Email

moustafa_mabrouk@hotmail.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Samar

Last Name

Eissa

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology -Faculty of Medicine-Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

Email

asamar74@med.kfs.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Sally

Last Name

Saleh

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology -Faculty of Medicine-Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

Email

sally_saleh2014@med.kfs.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Hebatalla

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

Email

heba_abdelmasoud@med.kfs.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Sally

Last Name

Essawy

MiddleName

Hassan

Affiliation

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology -Faculty of Medicine-Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

Email

sallyessawy88@gmail.com

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-

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-

Volume

33

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2

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45766

Issue Date

2024-04-01

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2024-04-16

Publish Date

2024-04-01

Page Start

99

Page End

106

Print ISSN

1110-2179

Online ISSN

2537-0979

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EJMM_Volume 33_Issue 2_Pages 99-106.pdf

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New and original researches in the field of Microbiology.

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2,038

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Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology

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https://ejmm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessment of Bacterial Isolates from Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns among Diabetic Patients Attending Kafr El Sheikh University Hospital

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28 Dec 2024