… Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, this study has investigated the concordance of paired
swab and tissue biopsy samples from diabetic foot ulcers. The results of univariate and …

… , foot ulcers are prevalent in patients with long-standing diabetes, mostly related to peripheral
neuropathy … prognostic factor derived from knowing the chronic wound microbiome [46]. …

… complications of diabetes mellitus are diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). Diabetic foot ulcers represent
… Therefore, factors other than those addressed by standard of care management could be …

… and gait velocity, and diabetic foot neuropathy has been as- … gut microbiota observed in
diabetes and obesity may be linked … to several socio-demographic and clinical factors. Thus, the …

… [19] and in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers [18, 24]. In the study by Gardner et al. [18],
associations between microbiota composition and clinical factors were identified: high microbial …

… Risk factors implicated in the development of diabetic ulcers are neuropathy, trauma,
deformity, peripheral vascular disease, high plantar pressures, poor glycaemic control, smoking …

… MRSA infection is a worrying factor, since the time for ulcer healing is longer in MRSA … local
microbiota and the resistance profile of S aureus to better control diabetic foot ulcer infections…

… arise due to several pathological factors, such as neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease
… These extrinsic and intrinsic factors make diabetic foot patients liable to microbial infections. …

… neuropathy and coexistent arterial disease (neuroischaemic DFU). In this section, we focus
on neuropathic DFU, and discuss the clinical … Diabetic neuropathic foot ulceration requires a …

… Of those, 102 (63.8%) patients had diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and the reduction in foot
… Incidence, risk factors for amputation among patients with diabetic foot ulcer in a Chinese …