Vnitr Lek 2015, 61(4):328-334

Issues of infection related to diabetic foot syndrome

Milan Flekač
III. interní klinika 1. LF UK a VFN Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. Štěpán Svačina, DrSc., MBA

Foot wounds are common problem in people with diabetes and now constitute the most frequent diabetes-related cause of hospitalization. Diabetic foot infections cause substantial morbidity and at least one in five results in a lower extremity amputation. They are are now the predominant proximate trigger for lower extremity amputations worldwide. One in five diabetic wounds present clinical signs of infection at primomanifestation. About 80 % of limb non-threating wounds can be succesfully healed using appropriate and comprehensive approach, including antimicrobial therapy, revascularisation and off-loading.

Keywords: antimicrobial therapy; diabetic foot infection; diabetic foot syndrome; microbiological diagnostics; osteomyelitis

Received: February 16, 2015; Accepted: March 13, 2015; Published: April 1, 2015  Show citation

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