The Influence of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria on Clinical Outcomes of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review

Multidrug-resistant organism infections have become important in recent years due to the increased prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers and their possible consequences. This study aimed systematically review evaluate ulcer duration, healing time, hospital stay, amputation, mortality rates patients with caused by infection multidrug-resistant organisms. PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web Science were searched May 2020 find observational studies English about clinical outcomes ulcers. Eight met inclusion criteria, these included 923 patients. The overall methodological quality was moderate. Ulcer duration described six studies, there no practical association Two out three reported a longer time than non-multidrug-resistant infections. Clinical hospitalisation, surgeries, amputations, deaths. Lower limb amputation most outcome more prevalent We concluded that not enough evidence organisms hindered In contrast outcomes, affect both rates.