Open AccessCultures of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Without Clinical Signs of Infection Do Not Predict Outcomes
Author(s) -
Sue E. Gardner,
Ambar Haleem,
Ying-Ling Jao,
Stephen L. Hillis,
John E. Femino,
Phinit Phisitkul,
Kristopher P. Heilmann,
Shan M. Lehman,
Carrie L. Franciscus
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc14-0051
Subject(s) - bioburden , medicine , diabetic foot , surgery , diabetic foot ulcer , debridement (dental) , diabetes mellitus , complication , endocrinology
We examined associations between ulcer bioburden and ulcer outcomes in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) that lacked clinical signs of infection.
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