Antimicrobial therapy for diabetic foot infections. A practical approach

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-94

  Shea, Kevin W ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; NAFCILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CHOICE; HUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; WOUND DRAINAGE;

EID: 0032775888     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1999.07.602     Document Type: Conference Paper

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