Antimicrobial susceptibility of aerobic bacteria isolated from leishmaniotic ulcers in Corte de Pedra, BA

A prospective study regarding aspects of antimicrobial susceptibility aspects was realized among patients with tegumentary leishmaniasis in Corte de Pedra, Bahia. Cases were composed mainly of adolescent and adult farmer patients with single lesions. Staphylococcus aureus predominated (83%) in the c...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2006-01, Vol.39 (1), p.47
Main Authors: Vera, Luis Angel, Macedo, Jefferson Lessa Soares de, Ciuffo, Isolina Allen, Santos, Conceição Guerra, Santos, João Barberino
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aerobic bacteria
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Antibiotics
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Flora
Gram-Negative Bacteria - drug effects
Gram-Negative Bacteria - isolation & purification
Gram-Positive Bacteria - drug effects
Gram-Positive Bacteria - isolation & purification
Humans
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - microbiology
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Skin Ulcer - microbiology
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary:A prospective study regarding aspects of antimicrobial susceptibility aspects was realized among patients with tegumentary leishmaniasis in Corte de Pedra, Bahia. Cases were composed mainly of adolescent and adult farmer patients with single lesions. Staphylococcus aureus predominated (83%) in the cultures with susceptibility to the majority of antibiotics. A mixed bacterial flora in ulcers was encountered in 37 (44.1%) patients. Among the gram-negative bacteria isolated, Enterobacter sp (13.1%), Proteus sp (8.3%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (7.1%) and Klebsiella sp (7.1%) were mainly found with susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, aminoglycosides, third generation cephalosporin and carbapenems.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86822006000100009