01406nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653002200089653002600111653001300137653002500150653001100175653002000186653002000206653001100226653001200237653000900249653003200258653001600290100001700306245006500323300000900388490000700397050003200404520063000436022001401066       1989                            d  c1989 Jan10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aAnti-Bacterial Agents10aBacteria10aBacterial Infections10aFemale10aFoot Dermatoses10aHand Dermatoses10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMicrobial Sensitivity Tests10aMiddle Aged1 aAbdulkadir S00aBacteriology of infected hands and feet in leprosy patients.  a65-70 v61  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>70 cases of infected hands and feet admitted to ALERT Hospital during 1986/1987 (3/10/86-5/5/87) were studied for the infecting organisms and the sensitivity of these organisms to available antibiotics. Single organisms were isolated in 56 cases (95%), two organisms were isolated in 3 cases (5%), no organisms were isolated in 11 cases (15.7%). Proteus was the commonest organism. Most effective drug was Ampicillin. Three organisms isolated in 7 cases proved resistant to all drugs tested. The study shows that commonly available drugs are effective in the great majority of secondary infections in leprosy patients.</p>  a0254-9395