Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are very important diabetes-related lesions that can lead to
serious physical consequences like amputations of limbs and equally severe social …

BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulcers are a common diabetic complication leading to
alarming figures of amputation, disability, and early mortality. The diabetic glucooxidative …

23. Do not select a specific type of dressing for a diabetic foot infection with the aim of
preventing an infection or improving its outcome (strong; high). 24. For diabetic foot …

Foot infections are a common and serious problem in persons with diabetes. Diabetic foot
infections (DFIs) typically begin in a wound, most often a neuropathic ulceration. While all …

The extent to which microorganisms impair wound healing is an ongoing controversy in the
management of chronic wounds. Because the high diversity and extreme variability of the …

Aims/hypothesis Outcome data on individuals with diabetic foot ulcers are scarce, especially
in those with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). We therefore examined the clinical …

Aims/hypothesis Large clinical studies describing the typical clinical presentation of diabetic
foot ulcers are limited and most studies were performed in single centres with the possibility …

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is growing at epidemic proportions in the United States
and worldwide. Most alarming is the steady increase in type 2 diabetes, especially among …

The carbapenems are β-lactam antimicrobial agents with an exceptionally broad spectrum
of activity. Older carbapenems, such as imipenem, were often susceptible to degradation by …

People with diabetes develop foot ulcers because of neuropathy (sensory, motor, and
autonomic deficits), ischaemia, or both. The initiating injury may be from acute mechanical or …