November 2, 2021

Diabetes-Related Foot Infections: Diagnosis and Treatment -10/21/2021

American Family Physician

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?myncbishare=dukemlib&dr=abstract&otool=dukemlib&term=34652105

Helpful review, common problem. Note, routine superficial wound cultures are NOT helpful- the results have poor sensitivity and specificity for finding out what organism might be present.

Also, initial evaluation of wounds that could be due to osteo would involve plain film x-ray, c reactive protein, and probe to bone testing.

10/21/2021