Epidemiology of diabetic foot infections in a reference tertiary hospital in India.

Introduction: The present study attempts to examine the microbial profile and antibiotic susceptibility of diabetic foot infections in the intensive care unit of a tertiary referral centre for diabetic foot. As part of the study, we also attempted to find the prevalence of blaNDM-like gene among carbapenem-resistant gram negative infections.

Methodology: A prospective study of 261 patients with diabetic foot infections was performed during the period between January 2014 and June 2014.