01689nas a2200397   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653002600089653001000115653002100125653001100146653001800157653001100175653001200186653000900198653003200207653001600239653001800255653002200273653002700295653001900322653001800341653001000359100001600369700001300385700002000398245007500418300001000493490000700503050003200510520073500542022001401277       1977                            d  c1977 Jul10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAnti-Bacterial Agents10aChild10aEscherichia coli10aFemale10aFoot Diseases10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMicrobial Sensitivity Tests10aMiddle Aged10aOsteomyelitis10aProteus mirabilis10aPseudomonas aeruginosa10aStaphylococcus10aStreptococcus10aUlcer1 aPalande D D1 aSevery C1 aRajagopalan M S00aPlantar ulcers with osteomyelitis underneath. A bacteriological study.  a322-90 v49  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>39 consecutive cases of plantar ulcers with underlying chronic osteomyelitis admitted in the Sacred Heart Hospital during 1975/1976 were studied for the infecting organisms and their sensitivity to easily available antibiotics. Single organism was iasolated in only 10 cases, the infection in the rest being a mixed one. The commonest organisms were Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and Proteus mirabilis. In a few cases Pseudomonas and E-Coli were also isolated. Chloramphenicol was the most effective antibiotic in general and Streptomycin the least. 70% of the staphylococcus strains isolated were found to be resistant to Penicillin. Empirical use of antibiotics especially Penicillin and Streptomycin is hence deprecated.</p>  a0024-1024