02193nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001300051653001600064653002000080653002100100653001100121653001200132653001600144653001200160653001400172653001200186653002100198653001500219653001900234653002600253653002700279100001300306700002700319700001300346700001600359245008100375300001000456490000600466520135700472022001401829       1993                            d  c199310aBacteria10aBacteroides10aCorynebacterium10aEscherichia coli10aHumans10aleprosy10aMicrococcus10aMyiasis10aNeisseria10aProteus10aProteus vulgaris10aSkin Ulcer10aStaphylococcus10aStaphylococcus aureus10aStreptococcus pyogenes1 aHusain A1 aSreevatsa Malaviya G N1 aHusain S1 aBahadur R R00aCharacterization of microbial flora of leprous ulcers infested with maggots.  a143-70 v83 a<p>Swabs from 64 maggot infested leprosy ulcers before and after treatment for maggots and 100 non-infested leprosy ulcers were studied for the bacterial flora. From maggot infested ulcers (before treatment), the cultures usually showed mixed growth. Among the Gram positive isolates, Staphylococcus aureus (37%), S. albus (18%) and Streptococcus pyogenes (36%) were frequently isolated. Gram negative bacteria isolated were Proteus spp. (21%) and Escherichia coli (7%). Anaerobic bacteria isolated were Micrococcus (3%) and Bacteroides (4%). After treatment of maggot infested ulcers, S. aureus (36%) continued to be isolated with almost the same frequency. The isolates of other Gram negative organisms were slightly reduced. Among the Gram negatives the Proteus spp. (10%) were also less in number. In few cases Neisseria (3%) was found. Anaerobic isolates were M. luteus (2%) and B. necrophorus (3%). From the cases without maggot infestation, a single organism was isolated from 16 cases and 84 mixed cultures were obtained. Isolates included the aerobic Gram positives S. aureus (46%), S. albus (21%) and S. pyogenes (38%), and the Gram negative Proteus spp. (19%) and E. coli (7%). The anaerobic isolate was M. luteus (3%). From this study no apparent association between the type of bacterial flora and maggot infestation could be observed.</p>  a0001-5938