The bacterial pattern of diabetic foot infections among Libyan patients at Al-Jalla Hospital, Benghazi

Microbiology

Background:One of the major consequences of diabetes mellitus is foot infections, which can result in gangrene , in the worst case scenario,leadingtolimb amputation. In order to prevent diabetic foot from having a poor prognosis,it is important to correctly diagnose the causing agents and determine whether they may be susceptible upon antibiotics to control this infection .Aims: Our purpose of this study was to analyze the demographic data, etiological bacterial agents and antibacterial susceptibility pattern of bacterial pathogens isolated from diabetic foot ulcer infections among Libyan patients at Al-Jalla Hospital,Benghazi.Materials and Methods: A Cross sectional study of 156 adult Libyan diabetic Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of foot ulcers,admitted to AL-Jalla hospital in Benghazi,Libya,swabs were examined for bacteria from foot lesions in addition of antibiotic sensitivity of isolates.Results: Diabetic foot were 81 Libyan males and 75 females, the age mean was 65 years , According to the bacteria noticed,the more common causative bacteria for diabetic foot was Pseudomonas, but the lowest percentage was S. pneumonia, synonymous to bacteria tested against antibiotics,indicates that Septrin is more resistant, also shown to be more sensitive to Imipenem and Meropenem.Conclusion : this research shows that the more typical cause of diabetic foot ulcers was Pseudomonas also shows that the Benghazi society abuses antibiotic, Imipenem and Meropenem were shown to be highly effective antibiotics, whereas Cefoxitin as well Fusidic acid were more resistant to the infection.

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