The Role of Infrared Thermography in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Diabetic Foot Infection: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Infectious Disease ReportsBackground: Diabetic foot infection (DFI) is one of the most frequent diabetes-related complications requiring hospitalisation and is a major contributor to lower-extremity amputation.
Carmen Cantarero-Lozano +5 more
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Diabetic foot infection with Bacteroides pyogenes [PDF]
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2021 >Diabetic foot infections are the most common serious diabetes-related complication posing significant socioeconomic burden on the health-care system. Diabetic foot microbiota consists of polymicrobial flora with predominance of Gram-negative aerobes and
Padmaja Ananth Shenoy +4 more
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Clinical Grading of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Infection and its Predictors among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Introduction: Globally, about 425 million people are living with diabetes mellitus. Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU) are one of the severe complications of poorly controlled diabetes and over the time, about 50% of DFUs become infected which may require ...
Jiwesh Kumar Thakur +7 more
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Pseudomonal Diabetic Foot Infections: Vive la Différence?
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2022 Objective: To assess the outcomes of diabetic foot infections (DFIs) due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Patients and Methods: From April 24, 2013 to July 31, 2016, we analyzed data from patients prospectively enrolled in our clinical pathway of DFIs ...
Ilker Uçkay, MD +5 more
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Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2021 A severely compromised left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is a major limitation for lower extremity bypass reconstruction both under general anesthesia or neuraxial anesthesia (NA).
Muzafar Mamatkulov, MD +5 more
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The microbiology of diabetic foot infections: a meta-analysis
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Diabetic foot ulcers are a common complication of poorly controlled diabetes and often become infected, termed diabetic foot infection. There have been numerous studies of the microbiology of diabetic foot infection but no meta-analysis has ...
Katherine E. Macdonald +3 more
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Co-therapy using lytic bacteriophage and linezolid: effective treatment in eliminating methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from diabetic foot infections. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus remains the predominant pathogen in diabetic foot infections and prevalence of methicillin resistant S.aureus (MRSA) strains further complicates the situation.
Sanjay Chhibber +2 more
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First Chinese case report of Helcococcus kunzii in a patient with diabetic foot
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Infection of Helcococcus kunzii(H. kunzii) from diabetic foot wound is rarely reported. This case report describes the infection of H.kunzii and highlights the therapeutic effect on H.kunzii from a diabetic foot wound.
Ruiying Li +4 more
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Diabetic foot as a complication of diabetes
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020 AdmissionDiabetic foot is a chronic complication of diabetes. Is a shallow or deep skin ulcer. It can occur with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetic foot can appear in anyone with diabetes.
Patrycja Ręba
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Symposium 5: HbA1c: Infection management
Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes, 2022 Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are associated with different morbidities, requiring frequent medical visits, daily wound care, antimicrobial therapy, surgery or other procedures, with high health care costs.
Marcia Querci
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