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Diabetic Foot Infections

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Diabetes is a growing public health concern, with diabetic foot infections (DFI) being one of the leading causes of lower extremity limb amputation in the United States. Accurate diagnosis of DFI requires a combination of clinical, laboratory, and radiologic tests to determine the extent and depth of infection, including the presence of osteomyelitis ...
Laila M, Castellino, Peter A, Crisologo, Avneesh, Chhabra, Orhan K, Öz   +3 more
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Infections in diabetic foot ulcerations

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2003
Diabetic foot complications are the largest nontraumatic cause of lower extremity amputations, accounting for almost 90,000 amputations per year. Most of these amputations are the result of infections caused by ulcerations of the foot that are not recognized or treated in an appropriate and timely fashion.
Warren S., Joseph, James S., Tan
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MRI and diabetic foot infections

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 1990
The role of magnetic resonance imaging and plain radiographs in evaluating osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot was studied. Fifty patients were prospectively examined by magnetic resonance imaging and plain radiographs to determine the extent of infection.
A, Wang, D, Weinstein, L, Greenfield, L, Chiu, R, Chambers, C, Stewart, G, Hung, F, Diaz, T, Ellis   +8 more
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Infections in diabetic foot ulcers

European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2003
Foot ulcers and infections are common in diabetic patients. A 30-month-long descriptive study was conducted in our hospital in which we analyzed microbiological isolates of all patients admitted with diabetic foot infections. The predominant flora identified were Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, followed by Enterococcus spp.,
F J., Candel González, M, Alramadan, M, Matesanz, A, Diaz, F, González-Romo, I, Candel, A, Calle, J J., Picazo   +7 more
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Ertapenem for diabetic foot infections

Drugs of Today, 2006
Foot infections are a common cause of hospitalization in people with diabetes. Diabetic foot infections are associated with increased risk of amputation and death. This monograph reviews the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections with particular attention to a new carbapenem antibiotic, ertapenem, which has the potential to reduce ...
Lee C, Rogers, Nicholas J, Bevilacqua, David G, Armstrong   +2 more
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Antibiotic Therapy in Diabetic Foot Infection

Diabetic Medicine, 1996
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Meer, J.W.M. van der, Koopmans †, P.P., Lutterman, J.A.   +2 more
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Diabetic foot infections: state‐of‐the‐art

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2013
Foot infections are frequent and potentially devastating complications of diabetes. Unchecked, infection can progress contiguously to involve the deeper soft tissues and ultimately the bone. Foot ulcers in people with diabetes are most often the consequence of one or more of the following: peripheral sensory neuropathy, motor neuropathy and gait ...
Uckay, Ilker, Gariani, Karim, Pataky, Zoltan, Lipsky, Benjamin Alan   +3 more
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Predictors of Severity in Diabetic Foot Infections

Annals of Vascular Surgery, 2015
Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) constitute a large burden of the morbidity of diabetes, with more than 70,000 lower-extremity amputations (LEA) performed annually in the United States. A necrotizing infection signifies the most severe form of infection and is a key factor in the decision to proceed to LEA for source control. Key clinical and laboratory
Devon, Callahan, Jessica, Keeley, Hamid, Alipour, Christian, DeVirgilio, Amy, Kaji, David, Plurad, Dennis Y, Kim   +6 more
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An Overview of Foot Infections in Diabetes

Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 2011
Patients with diabetes are prone to ulcerations of the lower extremities, frequently complicated by infection, and are then reliant upon their caregivers for preservation of their limbs without the dreaded outcome of amputation.
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Diabetic Foot Infection

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 2015
Diabetes is a worldwide disease. Diabetic foot infection is one of the most important complications of diabetes. It may lead to gangrene and amputation of the lower extremities. Peripheral neuropathy, peripheral arterial diseases in addition to immunosuppression contribute to the development of diabetic foot infection.
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