Sudhir Singh

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Background: Diabetes foot infections are one of the most dangerous and common drawbacks of diabetes. Amputations are resulting from other atherosclerosis of the arteries. Furthermore, intrinsic traumas are also understood without any complication as they result from foot deformities and also associated with modified foot biomachenisms. To study bacterial profile of diabetic foot infection. Objectives: To find the possible aerobic bacterial pathogens in diabetic foot infection. To observe the antibiogram of isolated microorganisms. Materials and Methods: In our observational study the isolates were identified by standard biochemical tests and antibiotic performed by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method and interpreted as per the clinical and laboratory Standards Institutes (CLSI) guidelines. Results: A total of 82 cases with 50 males and 32 females were included. 64 specimens yielded positive growth with total 87 isolates. 73.43% showed single isolate and rest 2 or 3 isolates. Gram negative organisms were more predominant than gram positive organisms. Conclusion: Proper use of drugs based on antibiotic pattern helps the medical practitioner to reduce the risk of diabetic foot and ulcer. It will ultimately decrease the rate of amputations. Vancomycin, Linezolid and colistin are more susceptible drugs.   Keywords: Diabetic Foot ulcer, Diabetes Mellitus, Bacterial Profile

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Introduction: Intestinal parasitic infections are the most common infection in the world, and are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that 3.5 billion people are affected globally and 450 million are ill as a result of these infection, the majority being children. Potable water supplies in the rural and urban areas are responsible for the high rate of intestinal parasitic infection. These parasites dwell in the gastrointestinal tract in humans and other animals in urbanized countries, protozoan parasites commonly cause gastrointestinal infections. Aim: Occurrence of intestinal parasitic infestation in patients suffering from gastro-intestinal disturbance. Objectives: To determine the frequency of intestinal parasitic infestation and to identify the most common intestinal parasites causing gastrointestinal disturbance on the basis of age and sex. Materials and Methods: Stool sample to be collected in a dry, clean, wide mouthed sterile screw capped labelled 50 ml capacity plastic containers, under standard techniques after proper history of the patients. The stool sample were examined for the presence of mucus, blood, color, consistency and any segment or adult worm. Result: Out of 95 stool sample 31 sample were positive for intestinal parasites in which egg of Hookworm (19) was most common among all followed by Giardia lamblia (6), E. histolytica (2), Taenia Spps (1), Strongiloides stercoralis (1)Ascaris lumbricoides (1) & H. nana (1). Conclusion : The prevalence of 32.63% parasitic infection in this study shows that intestinal parasitic infections are still important public health problem in our region and are due to low standard of personal hygiene, poor technique of hand hygiene, non-usage of hygienic latrine, poor sanitation and an illiterate population. A multisectoral control approach of mass deworming programs and hygiene education to the student and parents is required to control parasitic infection. Keywords: Hookworm, Gastrointestinal symptoms, Stool sample, Parasitic infection.

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