Pathogens isolated from deep soft tissue and bone in patients with diabetic foot infections
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.98, no.4, pp.290-295, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 98 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.7547/0980290
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.290-295
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: We sought to determine the similarity of pathogens isolated from soft tissue and bone in patients with diabetic foot infections. It is widely believed that soft-tissue cultures are adequate in the determination of causative bacteria in patients with diabetic foot osteomyelitis. The culture results of specimens taken concurrently from soft-tissue and bone infections show that the former does not predict the latter with sufficient reliability. We sought to determine the similarity of pathogens isolated from soft tissue and bone in patients with diabetic foot infections.