Diabetic Foot Infections: The Diagnostic Challenges
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Diabetic foot infections.
Diabetic foot infection, defined as soft tissue or bone infection below the malleoli, is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus leading to hospitalization and the most frequent cause of nontraumatic lower extremity amputation. Diabetic foot infections are diagnosed clinically based on the presence of at least two classic findings of inflammation or purulence. Infections are classifie...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2077-0383
DOI: 10.3390/jcm9061779