
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."