Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in diabetic foot ulcer: A pilot study
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern in Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Pilot Study
BACKGROUND Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are major public health problems and knowledge of microbes that cause infections are helpful to determine proper antibiotic therapy. AIMS The aim was to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of microbes in DFIs. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of 6 months at the Department of General Surgery, K...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2141-9248
DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.141541