title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Surgery, Alert Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdulkadir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents