Microbial etiology of diabetic foot ulcers: Swab versus tissue culture
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CODIFI (Concordance in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Infection): a cross-sectional study of wound swab versus tissue sampling in infected diabetic foot ulcers in England
OBJECTIVE To determine the extent of agreement and patterns of disagreement between wound swab and tissue samples in patients with an infected diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). DESIGN Multicentre, prospective, cross-sectional study. SETTING Primary and secondary care foot ulcer/diabetic outpatient clinics and hospital wards across England. PARTICIPANTS Inclusion criteria: consenting patients age...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery Science
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2616-3462,2616-3470
DOI: 10.33545/surgery.2020.v4.i2c.408