RESUMO

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.

Assuntos

Masculino , Feminino , Humanos , Criança , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Adolescente , Doenças do Pé/microbiologia , Hanseníase/complicações , Osteomielite/etiologia , Osteomielite/microbiologia , Proteus mirabilis , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Staphylococcus , Streptococcus , Úlcera/etiologia , Úlcera/microbiologia