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= Microbiology =
= Diabetic foot infection =
 
 
== Microbiology ==
 
   
 
* Typically involve a combination of ''Staphylococci'', ''Streptococci'', Proteobacteria (Gram-negative bacterial genus that includes enterics), and anaerobes
 
* Typically involve a combination of ''Staphylococci'', ''Streptococci'', Proteobacteria (Gram-negative bacterial genus that includes enterics), and anaerobes
 
* Anaerobes are more likely to be involved in deeper, more chronic ulcers
 
* Anaerobes are more likely to be involved in deeper, more chronic ulcers
   
== Further Reading ==
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= Further Reading =
   
 
* [https://doi.org/10.2337/db12-0771 The Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcer Microbiome IsAssociated With Clinical Factors]. ''Diabetes''. 2013;62:923-930.
 
* [https://doi.org/10.2337/db12-0771 The Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcer Microbiome IsAssociated With Clinical Factors]. ''Diabetes''. 2013;62:923-930.
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[[Category:Skin and soft tissue infections]]
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[[Category:Bone and joint infections]]

Revision as of 23:58, 14 August 2019

Microbiology

  • Typically involve a combination of Staphylococci, Streptococci, Proteobacteria (Gram-negative bacterial genus that includes enterics), and anaerobes
  • Anaerobes are more likely to be involved in deeper, more chronic ulcers

Further Reading

References

  1. ^  Karim Gariani, Truong-Thanh Pham, Benjamin Kressmann, François R Jornayvaz, Giacomo Gastaldi, Dimitrios Stafylakis, Jacques Philippe, Benjamin A Lipsky, İlker Uçkay. Three versus six weeks of antibiotic therapy for diabetic foot osteomyelitis: A prospective, randomized, non-inferiority pilot trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2020. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1758.