Open AccessCulture of Percutaneous Bone Biopsy Specimens For Diagnosis of Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: Concordance With Ulcer Swab Cultures
Author(s) -
Éric Senneville,
Hugues Melliez,
E. Beltrand,
L. Legout,
M. Valette,
Marie Cazaubie,
M.-O. Cordonnier,
M. Caillaux,
Yazdan Yazdanpanah,
Y Mouton
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/498112
Subject(s) - medicine , osteomyelitis , biopsy , concordance , diabetic foot , bone biopsy , surgery , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
We assessed the diagnostic value of swab cultures by comparing them with corresponding cultures of percutaneous bone biopsy specimens for patients with diabetic foot osteomyelitis.
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