Open AccessPrevalence and interrelationships of foot ulcer, risk-factors and antibiotic resistance in foot ulcers in diabetic populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Mohammad Zubair
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9358
DOI - 10.4239/wjd.v11.i3.78
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic foot , diabetic foot ulcer , foot (prosody) , population , medline , intensive care medicine , disease , diabetes mellitus , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , microbiology and biotechnology , political science , law , biology , endocrinology
Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is the prime health concern globally. It accounts for the major burden related to disease mortality and morbidity and economic cost. The timely and early recognition of the DFU can help present its occurrence and improve clinical outcomes.