TY - JOUR
T1 - Infections of diabetic foot ulcers with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
AU - Cervantes-García, Estrella
AU - García-González, Rafael
AU - Reséndiz-Albor, Aldo
AU - Salazar-Schettino, Paz Maria
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015/3/14
Y1 - 2015/3/14
N2 - Infected diabetic foot is the most common reason for hospitalization and complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is frequently isolated from such lesions, and its presence is growing, seriously deteriorating the infected patient's quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of MRSA as well as other microbiota in 100 patients diagnosed with (DM2) and with infected foot ulcers at the Hospital General de Mexico. The main results obtained show a prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus (42%), followed by Escherichia coli (36%) and, in lower percentages, other bacteria. MRSA was predominant (34%), and we conclude that the use of cefoxitin instead of oxacillin as the first-choice antibiotic has an advantage because it is a better inducer of methicillin-resistance expression.
AB - Infected diabetic foot is the most common reason for hospitalization and complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is frequently isolated from such lesions, and its presence is growing, seriously deteriorating the infected patient's quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of MRSA as well as other microbiota in 100 patients diagnosed with (DM2) and with infected foot ulcers at the Hospital General de Mexico. The main results obtained show a prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus (42%), followed by Escherichia coli (36%) and, in lower percentages, other bacteria. MRSA was predominant (34%), and we conclude that the use of cefoxitin instead of oxacillin as the first-choice antibiotic has an advantage because it is a better inducer of methicillin-resistance expression.
KW - MRSA
KW - Staphylococcus aureus
KW - diabetic foot
KW - infection
KW - methicillin-resistance
KW - microbiota
KW - type 2 diabetes mellitus
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U2 - 10.1177/1534734614564053
DO - 10.1177/1534734614564053
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 25573977
SN - 1534-7346
VL - 14
SP - 44
EP - 49
JO - International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
JF - International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
IS - 1
ER -