Does dermal thermometry predict clinical outcome in diabetic foot infection? Analysis of data from the SIDESTEP* trial

International Wound Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 302-307

  Armstrong, David G ^a,d   Lipsky, Benjamin A ^b   Polis, Adam B ^c   Abramson, Murray A ^c  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Dermal thermometry; Foot infection; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ERTAPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC FOOT INFECTION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFRARED THERMOMETER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETRY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33845648964     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2006.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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