Diabetic foot infections: Stepwise medical and surgical management

International Wound Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-132

  Armstrong, David G ^a   Lipsky, Benjamin A ^b,c  

^a Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Dr William M Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c General Internal Medicine Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Antibiotic therapy; Debridement; Diabetic foot infection; Surgical intervention

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AMPUTATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

AMPUTATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33645566184     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4801.2004.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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