Treatment of diabetic ulcers

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 348-355

  Dinh, Thanh L ^a   Veves, Aristidis ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot ulceration; Impaired wound healing; Management; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BECAPLERMIN; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN; COLLAGENASE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PAPAIN; RECOMBINANT PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB; TOPICAL AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELLULITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC ULCER; HUMAN; MAGGOT THERAPY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; REVIEW; ULCER; ULTRASOUND; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

BANDAGES; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; SKIN CARE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33845679857     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2006.00093.x     Document Type: Review

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