How good are clinicians in predicting the presence of Pseudomonas spp. in diabetic foot infections? A prospective clinical evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The most frequently prescribed empirical antibiotic agents for mild and moderate diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are amino-penicillins and second-generation cephalosporins that do not cover Pseudomonas spp. Many clinicians believe they can predict the involvement of Pseudomonas in a DFI by visual and/or olfactory clues, but no data support this assertion.

Methods

In this prospective observational study, we separately asked 13 experienced (median 11 years) healthcare workers whether they thought the Pseudomonas spp. would be implicated in the DFI. Their predictions were compared with the results of cultures of deep/intraoperative specimens and/or the clinical remission of DFI achieved with antibiotic agents that did not cover Pseudomonas</

SUBMITTER: Uckay I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8029573 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature