In addition to being the prime factor associated with amputation, diabetic foot infections
(DFIs) are associated with major morbidity, increasing mortality, and reduced quality of life …

In addition to proper cleansing, debridement and local wound care, foot infections in diabetic
patients require carefully selected antibiotic therapy. Serious infections necessitate …

Background Healthcare events related to diabetic foot disease carry a burden of morbidity,
mortality and economic cost. Prompt identification of clinical infection with appropriate tissue …

Controlled clinical trials are essential tools for evaluating the efficacy of antibiotic treatment
against infection, but the results of such trials critically depend on sensitive, reproducible …

Initial antibiotic therapy for diabetic foot infections is usually empirical. Several principles
may help to avoid selecting either an unnecessarily broad or inappropriately narrow …

Abstract The Turkish Association of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Diabetic
Foot Infections Working Group conducted a prospective study to determine the factors …

Aim Clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetic foot infections developed by
the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are commonly used worldwide. The issue …

Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are associated with substantial morbidity, mortality and
reduced quality of life. Early suspicion, diagnosis and assessment are crucial to improve …

Foot infections account for about 20% of all hospitalizations in people with diabetes and at
least 50% of all nontraumatic lower-limb amputations performed annually in the United …

Background Treatment for diabetic foot infections requires properly diagnosing infection,
obtaining an appropriate specimen for culture, assessing for any needed surgical …