May 23, 2012 — Correct multidisciplinary treatment of common diabetic foot infections can reduce amputations, according to guidelines for diagnosis and treatment issued by the Infectious Diseases ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Invasive systemic infection is a major complication of diabetic foot ulcers and is associated with increased ...

Patients with an infected diabetic foot ulcer have a far worse prognosis than previously thought, with 15% of patients dying within a year, less than half of the ulcers healing in the same time period ...

Patients with complications of diabetes have an increased risk of surgical site infections after foot and ankle surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Chronic infected wounds can take over daily life, especially for people living with diabetes. These wounds often refuse to heal, cause constant pain, and invite dangerous infections that resist ...

Persons with diabetes who develop an infection are at a 55-fold greater risk for hospitalization, and an alarming 154-fold greater risk for amputation. These are some of the startling figures ...