Biofilms in diabetic foot ulcers: impact, risk factors and control strategies

AC Afonso, D Oliveira, MJ Saavedra, A Borges… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a serious complication from diabetes mellitus, with a huge
economic, social and psychological impact on the patients' life. One of the main reasons why …

Biofilm and wound healing: From bench to bedside

AG Goswami, S Basu, T Banerjee… - European journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The bubbling community of microorganisms, consisting of diverse colonies encased in a self-
produced protective matrix and playing an essential role in the persistence of infection and …

Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons with diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update)

BA Lipsky, É Senneville, ZG Abbas… - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) has published
evidence‐based guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease …

Microbial species isolated from infected wounds and antimicrobial resistance analysis: Data emerging from a three-years retrospective study

V Puca, RZ Marulli, R Grande, I Vitale, A Niro… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The antimicrobial resistance is a topic of global interest in the treatment of wound infections.
The goal of this retrospective study was both the identification of the microorganisms …

The microbiology of diabetic foot infections: a meta-analysis

KE Macdonald, S Boeckh, HJ Stacey, JD Jones - BMC infectious diseases, 2021 - Springer
Background Diabetic foot ulcers are a common complication of poorly controlled diabetes
and often become infected, termed diabetic foot infection. There have been numerous …

Diabetic foot ulcers: current advances in antimicrobial therapies and emerging treatments

JM Ramirez-Acuña, SA Cardenas-Cadena… - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Microbiology and antimicrobial therapy for diabetic foot infections

KT Kwon, DG Armstrong - Infection & chemotherapy, 2018 - synapse.koreamed.org
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 …

Importance of biofilm formation in surgical infection

SL Percival - Journal of British Surgery, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Biofilms are ubiquitous, and have been observed in both acute and chronic
wounds. Their role in wound healing and infection, however, remains controversial. The aim …

Classification, microbiology and treatment of diabetic foot infections

R Ghotaslou, MY Memar, N Alizadeh - Journal of wound care, 2018 - magonlinelibrary.com
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a common complication of type-1 and type-2 diabetes. About
10–15% of patients with diabetes develop foot ulcers. A validated foot ulcer classification …

Distribution and antibiotic resistance patterns of pathogenic bacteria in patients with chronic cutaneous wounds in China

H Guan, W Dong, Y Lu, M Jiang, D Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: To determine the distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of
pathogenic bacteria in patients with chronic cutaneous wounds on a national scale …