The microbiology of diabetic foot infections: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetic foot ulcers are a common complication of poorly controlled diabetes and often become infected, termed diabetic foot infection. There have been numerous studies of the microbiology of diabetic foot infection but no meta-analysis has provided a global overview of these data. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the prevalence of bacteria isolated from diabetic foot infections using studies of any design which reported diabetic foot infection culture results.

Methods

The Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science and BIOSIS electronic databases were searched for studies published up to 2019 which contained microbiological culture results from at least 10 diabetic foot infection patients. Two authors independently assessed study eligibility and extracted the data. Th

SUBMITTER: Macdonald KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8351150 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature