ALLMedicine™ Foot Infections Center

Feb 5th, 2021 - Treatment of deep musculoskeletal infection (MSKI) begins with accurate identification of the offending pathogen, surgical excision/debridement, and a course of culture-directed antibiotics. Despite this, the incidence of recurrent infection conti...

Jan 29th, 2021 - To utilise the 2019 International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) - diabetic foot infection (DFI) guidelines as an audit tool for clinical practice in patients with diabetes attending a High-Risk Foot Service. Data from 93 consecutive p...

Jan 26th, 2021 - Concomitant therapy with vancomycin (VAN) and piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ) has been associated with acute kidney injury (AKI). Diabetic patients may be more susceptible to AKI due to various factors. In an observational, retrospective, cohort stu...

Dec 14th, 2020 - Extending Limb Salvage After Fourth and Fifth Transmetatarsal Amputation in Diabetic Foot Infections Using ACell® Urinary Bladder Matrix.|2020|Underwood P,Cardinal P,Keller E,Goodfellow R,Scalea T,|

Dec 10th, 2020 - Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are the most common cause of hospitalization for patients with diabetes. Studies have shown diabetic patients have high readmission rates. It is important to identify variables that contribute to readmission. This s...

Dec 31st, 2016 - Diabetic foot is one of the most common, costly and severe complications of diabetes. Amputation in people with diabetes is 10 to 20 times more common than in people without diabetes and it is estimated that every 30 seconds a lower limb or part o.

Jan 31st, 2016 - Ulceration of the foot in diabetes is a common complication, can be disabling, and frequently leads to amputation of the leg. The lifetime risk for foot ulcers in people with diabetes has been estimated to be 15% to 25%.

Sep 19th, 2015 - IWGDF guidance on the diagnosis and management of foot infections in persons with diabetes.|2015|Lipsky BA,Aragón-Sánchez J,Diggle M,Embil J,Kono S,|therapeutic use,trends,complications,diagnosis,microbiology,therapy,complications,diagnosis,preven...

May 23rd, 2012 - 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 wounds are colonized with microorganisms, the presence of infecti...

Jan 31st, 2012 - Specific guidelines for the treatment of diabetic foot infections 2011.|2012|Lipsky BA,Peters EJ,Berendt AR,Senneville E,Bakker K,|microbiology,prevention & control,microbiology,prevention & control,

Feb 5th, 2021 - Treatment of deep musculoskeletal infection (MSKI) begins with accurate identification of the offending pathogen, surgical excision/debridement, and a course of culture-directed antibiotics. Despite this, the incidence of recurrent infection conti...

Feb 4th, 2021 - Linezolid is an oxazolidinone-class antibacterial indicated in adults and children for the treatment of the following infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria: Nosocomial pneumonia (1.1); Community-acquired pneumonia (1.2); Complica...

Jan 29th, 2021 - To utilise the 2019 International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) - diabetic foot infection (DFI) guidelines as an audit tool for clinical practice in patients with diabetes attending a High-Risk Foot Service. Data from 93 consecutive p...

Jan 26th, 2021 - Concomitant therapy with vancomycin (VAN) and piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ) has been associated with acute kidney injury (AKI). Diabetic patients may be more susceptible to AKI due to various factors. In an observational, retrospective, cohort stu...

Jan 19th, 2021 - Ertapenem for injection is a penem antibacterial indicated in adult patients and pediatric patients (3 months of age and older) for the treatment of the following moderate to severe infections caused by susceptible bacteria: Complicated intra-abdo...

Sep 13th, 2016 - Many patients with diabetic foot infections receive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus antibiotics unnecessarily, according to Kelly Reveles, PharmD, and her associates. Among the 318 patients with diabetic foot infections (DFIs) in the s.

Aug 12th, 2015 - VANCOUVER – Fungal foot infections in diabetic patients are often ignored and are far more than a cosmetic problem. In patients with diabetes, tinea pedis and onychomycosis triple the likelihood of secondary bacterial infections including gram-neg.

Aug 11th, 2014 - Scientific principles Diabetic foot infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Important risk factors for development of diabetic foot infections include neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and poor glycemic control.

Mar 25th, 2014 - In older, frailer patients, limb revascularization appeared to preserve both limbs and ambulation longer ? and cost less ? than either amputation or a program of local wound care. Although these patients had worse clinical outcomes than did health.

Jan 8th, 2014 - In older, frailer patients, limb revascularization appeared to preserve both limbs and ambulation longer – and cost less – than either amputation or a program of local wound care. Although these patients had worse clinical outcomes than did health.