TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents
KW - Bacteria
KW - Bacterial Infections
KW - Child
KW - Diabetes Complications
KW - Female
KW - Foot Ulcer
KW - Gentamicins
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Penicillins
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Suppuration
AU - Ebenezer G
AU - Daniel S
AU - Suneetha S
AU - Reuben E
AU - Partheebarajan S
AU - Solomon S
AB - <p>In this retrospective study, sensitivity of organisms cultured from ulcers of leprosy patients without and with diabetes mellitus, diabetic patients without leprosy and patients with ulcers from other causes was examined. The profile of organisms grown from these groups of patients did not differ significantly. However, there was a high prevalence of organisms like Proteus, E. coli and Enterococcus in the ulcers of leprosy patients indicating faecal contamination of the ulcers. Co-trimaxazole and tetracycline were of little value in the treatment of these ulcers. We therefore recommend that in situations where there is no culture facility, the patients be started on a course of penicillin and gentamycin. If these antibiotics fail, it would be necessary to use more advanced antibiotics like norfloxacin, amikacin and ciprofloxacin.</p>
BT - Indian journal of leprosy
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11212478?dopt=Abstract
CN - Infolep Library - available
DA - 2000 Oct-Dec
IS - 4
J2 - Indian J Lepr
LA - eng
N2 - <p>In this retrospective study, sensitivity of organisms cultured from ulcers of leprosy patients without and with diabetes mellitus, diabetic patients without leprosy and patients with ulcers from other causes was examined. The profile of organisms grown from these groups of patients did not differ significantly. However, there was a high prevalence of organisms like Proteus, E. coli and Enterococcus in the ulcers of leprosy patients indicating faecal contamination of the ulcers. Co-trimaxazole and tetracycline were of little value in the treatment of these ulcers. We therefore recommend that in situations where there is no culture facility, the patients be started on a course of penicillin and gentamycin. If these antibiotics fail, it would be necessary to use more advanced antibiotics like norfloxacin, amikacin and ciprofloxacin.</p>
PY - 2000
SP - 443
EP - 9
T2 - Indian journal of leprosy
TI - Bacteriological study of pus isolates from neuropathic plantar ulcers associated with acute inflammatory phase.
VL - 72
SN - 0254-9395
ER -