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Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are prone to bacterial infection and this forms the major cause ... more Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are prone to bacterial infection and this forms the major cause of hospital admission among patients with diabetes. Local bacterial sensitivity patterns to antimicrobials used to treat the infections is necessary in guiding drug selection for prompt management of the diabetic foot infections. Objective: To determine the etiology and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bacteria that infects diabetic foot ulcers at Kenyatta National Hospital. Methodology : A cross- sectional study was carried out on 75 adult diabetic patients attending Kenyatta National Hospital. The patients were selected by convenient sampling and data obtained via a questionnaire and antimicrobial susceptibility determination of bacteria from the diabetic foot ulcers using disk diffusion method. Results : A total of 85 bacterial isolates were identified with Staphylococcus aureus (37.3%), Proteus spp ( 21.3%) and Klebsiella spp (14.7%) as the most prevalent organisms. Among the ...
Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are prone to bacterial infection and this forms the major cause ... more Background: Diabetic foot ulcers are prone to bacterial infection and this forms the major cause of hospital admission among patients with diabetes. Local bacterial sensitivity patterns to antimicrobials used to treat the infections is necessary in guiding drug selection for prompt management of the diabetic foot infections. Objective: To determine the etiology and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bacteria that infects diabetic foot ulcers at Kenyatta National Hospital. Methodology : A cross- sectional study was carried out on 75 adult diabetic patients attending Kenyatta National Hospital. The patients were selected by convenient sampling and data obtained via a questionnaire and antimicrobial susceptibility determination of bacteria from the diabetic foot ulcers using disk diffusion method. Results : A total of 85 bacterial isolates were identified with Staphylococcus aureus (37.3%), Proteus spp ( 21.3%) and Klebsiella spp (14.7%) as the most prevalent organisms. Among the ...