Evaluation of Superficial and Deep Specimens for Isolation and Identifi-cation of Bacterial Isolates from Diabetic Foot Infections.

Worldwide, Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are a major medical, social, and economic problem reaching epidemic proportions carrying the increased risk of complications.[1,2] About 25% of the diabetics have the risk of developing foot ulceration which is one of the leading cause of mortality...

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Main Authors: Savitha N, Gokul BM, Beena PM, Bhaskaran K
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Published: Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
Online Access:https://jcbsonline.ac.in/articles/evaluation-of-superficial-and-deep-specimens-for-isolation-and-identifi-cation-of-bacterial-isolates-from-diabetic-foot-infections
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description Worldwide, Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are a major medical, social, and economic problem reaching epidemic proportions carrying the increased risk of complications.[1,2] About 25% of the diabetics have the risk of developing foot ulceration which is one of the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developing coun-tries.2,3,4The most feared complication of in-fected diabetic foot ulcers is gangrene which results in amputations and occurs 10-30 times more often in diabetics. About one major am-putation in 30 seconds worldwide in diabetics and the elevated mortality at follow up, rang-ing from 13% to 40% at 1 year to 39% – 80% at 5 years requires urgent strategies towards prevention of foot ulceration and amputations.[3,5] Once the protective layer of skin is bro-ken, the deep tissues are exposed to bacterial infection that progresses rapidly.
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spelling doaj-art-d14b7c8ea3ab4fefaedd6c8a3d7d3b342025-08-20T02:51:00ZengSri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and ResearchJournal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences2231-41802319-24532018-12-0108412112510.58739/jcbs/v08i4.6Evaluation of Superficial and Deep Specimens for Isolation and Identifi-cation of Bacterial Isolates from Diabetic Foot Infections.Savitha NGokul BMBeena PMBhaskaran K Worldwide, Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are a major medical, social, and economic problem reaching epidemic proportions carrying the increased risk of complications.[1,2] About 25% of the diabetics have the risk of developing foot ulceration which is one of the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developing coun-tries.2,3,4The most feared complication of in-fected diabetic foot ulcers is gangrene which results in amputations and occurs 10-30 times more often in diabetics. About one major am-putation in 30 seconds worldwide in diabetics and the elevated mortality at follow up, rang-ing from 13% to 40% at 1 year to 39% – 80% at 5 years requires urgent strategies towards prevention of foot ulceration and amputations.[3,5] Once the protective layer of skin is bro-ken, the deep tissues are exposed to bacterial infection that progresses rapidly.https://jcbsonline.ac.in/articles/evaluation-of-superficial-and-deep-specimens-for-isolation-and-identifi-cation-of-bacterial-isolates-from-diabetic-foot-infections
spellingShingle Savitha N
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Evaluation of Superficial and Deep Specimens for Isolation and Identifi-cation of Bacterial Isolates from Diabetic Foot Infections.
Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
title Evaluation of Superficial and Deep Specimens for Isolation and Identifi-cation of Bacterial Isolates from Diabetic Foot Infections.
title_full Evaluation of Superficial and Deep Specimens for Isolation and Identifi-cation of Bacterial Isolates from Diabetic Foot Infections.
title_fullStr Evaluation of Superficial and Deep Specimens for Isolation and Identifi-cation of Bacterial Isolates from Diabetic Foot Infections.
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Superficial and Deep Specimens for Isolation and Identifi-cation of Bacterial Isolates from Diabetic Foot Infections.
title_short Evaluation of Superficial and Deep Specimens for Isolation and Identifi-cation of Bacterial Isolates from Diabetic Foot Infections.
title_sort evaluation of superficial and deep specimens for isolation and identifi cation of bacterial isolates from diabetic foot infections
url https://jcbsonline.ac.in/articles/evaluation-of-superficial-and-deep-specimens-for-isolation-and-identifi-cation-of-bacterial-isolates-from-diabetic-foot-infections
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