RESUMEN
Diabetic foot ulcers are a common and disastrous complication in patients with diabetes, that can progress rapidly to gangrene and then amputation of the foot. This study investigated the aerobic bacteria in diabetic foot ulcers and their susceptibility to several antibiotics. We obtained 100 specimens: 94 specimens showed microbial growth and 128 microbes were isolated. The most frequently isolated pathogens were: gram-positive bacteria 59.34%, including: Staphylococcus 36.80%, Streptococcus 17.96% and Enterococcus 4.68%. Gram-negative bacteria accounted for 40.36%, including: members of Entero-bacteriaceae family 32.8%, Pseudomonas aeroginosa 7.8%. Gram-positive bacteria were all fully sensitive to Vancomycin and Linizolid. Gram-positive bacteria were all fully sensitive to Amikacin and Imipenem