When infection complicates a foot ulcer, the combination can be limb-threatening, or life-threatening. Infection is defined clinically, but wound cultures assist in identification of causative ...

Bone infection also complicates a substantial percentage of diabetic foot wounds and increases the likelihood of treatment failure, requiring lower extremity amputation. An increasing body of ...

Infection with Staphylococcus aureus is the usual causative agent. The bacteria probably enter the foot through a cutaneous wound from wire or abrasive flooring. Infection by way of bacterial ...

Objective We examined associations between ulcer bioburden and ulcer outcomes in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) that lacked clinical signs of infection. Research Design and Methods Three ...

Introduction Wound debridement is a critical medical procedure used to treat various types of wounds, including burns, <a target=_blank href= ...

He didn’t think much of it, but when he got back home to Arizona, his foot swelled up and turned purple. He went to a nearby hospital and was told he had a serious infection that had spread to ...