V. RIZKE CIPTANINGTYAS
PPDS MIKROBIOLOGI KLINIK
Introduction
Foot infections serious problem in
persons with diabetes
Most Diabetic Foot Infection (DFI) :
polymicrobial
The most common causative organism :
aerobic Gram Positive Cocci (GPC)
staphylococci
Aerobic gram negative bacilli : copathogen in chronic infections or follow
antibiotic treatment
Obligate anaerob : co-pathogens in
Introduction (2)
Introduction (3)
antibiotic
therapy
Empiric
At
require
broader
spectrum regimens
Uninfected wounds
collection for culture
no
specimen
Specimen
for culture :
debrided
avoid swab specimen especially of
inadequately debrided wounds
Empiric
Definitive