Foot infections are a common and serious problem in persons with diabetes. Diabetic foot
infections (DFIs) typically begin in a wound, most often a neuropathic ulceration. While all …

Foot infections are a common and serious problem in persons with diabetes. Diabetic foot
infections (DFIs) typically begin in a wound, most often a neuropathic ulceration. While all …

Background Infection is a common epiphenomenon of advanced diabetic foot disease and
the most common reason for diabetes-related hospitalizations and lower extremity …

Diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs) have a global prevalence of 6.3%, reaching 13% in
North America [1]. DFUs have a dismal prognosis, with 5-and 10-year survival rates of …

Abstract The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) has published
evidence‐based guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease …

Foot infections are frequent and potentially devastating complications of diabetes.
Unchecked, infection can progress contiguously to involve the deeper soft tissues and …

Abstract The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) has published
evidence‐based guidelines on the management and prevention of diabetes‐related foot …

Infections of the foot are common in persons with diabetes mellitus. 1, 2 Estimates of the
incidence of diabetic foot infections range from a lifetime risk of 4% in persons with diabetes …

In persons with diabetes, foot infection, that is, invasion and multiplication of microorganisms
in tissues accompanied by tissue destruction or a host inflammatory response, usually …

Background We provide evidence to revise the Infectious Diseases Society of America
(IDSA) diabetic foot infection classification by adding a separate tier for osteomyelitis and …