Microbial Isolates in Early Swabs of Patients With Lower Limb Open Fractures

Abstract

Fracture of lower limb is one of the most common orthopedic problems in emergency department. These fractures and particularly the open fractures have complications that among them, infection is most important and dangerous because lead to defect in functional outcomes of limb. Based on above mentioned; in this study we isolate and identified types of microbial that cause infection in lower limb’s open fractures. In this cross sectional study, 32 patients with open lower limb fractures were enrolled. Open fracture’s specimens were collected by swab and sent to the laboratory for microbial culture immediately. Then patients were compared based on type of isolated microbial contaminant and results of antibiogram. The most frequent was Klebsiella (15.5%), Gram negative bacteria (15.5%), negative coagulase Staphylococcus (12.5%), Staphylococcus Aurous (6.5%).