Diabetic Foot Infection

THE DIABETIC FOOT INFECTION: WHEN AND WHAT TYPES 

OF ANTIBIOTICS ARE WARRANTED?

emDocs - April 10, 2017 - Authors: Phelps J and Doty C - Edited by: Koyfman A and Long B

"Key Pearls for treatment diabetic foot infection

• Inspect all diabetic patients for foot ulcers and infections.
• Do not culture uninfected diabetic ulcers.
• Swab and wound drainage cultures are not recommended.
• Choose antibiotic treatment based on wound severity.
• Diabetic care is complicated and requires multidisciplinary approach."