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Bacteriology of infected hands and feet in leprosy patients.

Abstract

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.

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Journal Article
Author
Abdulkadir S

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