Incidence and risk factors for developing infection in patients presenting with uninfected diabetic foot ulcers

Volume: 12, Issue: 5, Pages: e0177916 - e0177916
Published: May 17, 2017
Abstract
There is a paucity of research on patients presenting with uninfected diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) that go on to develop infection. We aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors for developing infection in a large regional cohort of patients presenting with uninfected DFUs.We performed a secondary analysis of data collected from a validated prospective state-wide clinical diabetic foot database in Queensland (Australia). Patients...
Paper Details
Title
Incidence and risk factors for developing infection in patients presenting with uninfected diabetic foot ulcers
Published Date
May 17, 2017
Journal
Volume
12
Issue
5
Pages
e0177916 - e0177916
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