A prospective observational study of drug prescription pattern of antibiotics in diabetic foot ulcer in tertiary care teaching hospital

Authors

  • Kamalavarshini Paramasivamsasanger Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Prema Mariappan Department of Surgery, Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Dhivya Govindasamy Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Padmavathi Karunakaran Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Rajalakshmi Ramesh Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20202934

Keywords:

DFU, Antibiotic sensitivity, Prescription pattern, MRSA

Abstract

Background: Our aim was to study a prescribing pattern of antibiotics used in diabetic foot ulcer (DFU).

Methods: 50 patients were selected by inclusion and exclusion criteria basis. It was a prospective observational study conducted in Department of Surgery, Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital (RMMCH), Annamalai University.

Results: This study reveals that male patients 60% are more prone to develop diabetic foot ulcer than the female patients 40%. Patients of 50 to 60 age group 32% has higher prevalence of DFU. The most commonly prescribed antibiotics are metronidazole 48% and cefotaxime 48% followed by piperacillin and tazobactam combination 30%, ciprofloxacin 20%, linezolid 18%, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid combination 12%, cefixime 6%, clindamycin 4%, amikacin 4%, faropenam 4%, ceftriaxone 2%, amoxicillin 2%, gentamicin 2%, cefoperazone sodium and sulbactam combination 2%.

Conclusions: Lack of antibiotic sensitivity test leads to growth of organism, wrong antibiotic selection and irrational use of antibiotics. And also observed patient developed resistance to linezolid antibiotic when used as a first choice of drug to treat diabetic foot infection including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infected patients.

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2020-06-26

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Paramasivamsasanger, K., Mariappan, P., Govindasamy, D., Karunakaran, P., & Ramesh, R. (2020). A prospective observational study of drug prescription pattern of antibiotics in diabetic foot ulcer in tertiary care teaching hospital. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 9(7), 1020–1027. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20202934

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