Éric Senneville, Benjamin A Lipsky, Zulfiqarali G Abbas, Javier Aragón-Sánchez, Mathew Diggle, John M Embil, Shigeo Kono, Lawrence A Lavery, Matthew Malone, Suzanne A van Asten, Vilma Urbančič-Rovan, Edgar J G Peters
BACKGROUND: Securing an early accurate diagnosis of diabetic foot infections and assessment of their severity are of paramount importance since these infections can cause great morbidity and potentially mortality and present formidable challenges in surgical and antimicrobial treatment. METHODS: In June 2018, we searched the literature using PuEbMed and EMBASE for published studies on the diagnosis of diabetic foot infection. On the basis of predetermined criteria, we reviewed prospective controlled, as well as noncontrolled, studies in any language, seeking translations for those not in English...
March 2020: Diabetes/metabolism Research and Reviews