Microbial Infection and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Diabetic Foot Ulcer in China: Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the microbial spectrum isolated from foot ulcers among diabetic patients in China, which was conducted to help clinicians choose optimal antibiotics empirically.

Method

The PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, China Biology Medicine (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang, and VIP databases were searched for studies published between 2015 to 2019, that report primary data on diabetic foot infection (DFI) and antibiotic susceptibility in China.

Result

A total of 63 articles about DFI and antibiotic susceptibility tests among diabetic patients in China were included. There were 11,483 patients with an average age of 60.2 ± 10.1 years and a mean course of 10.6 ± 5.0 years between 2010 and 2019, covering most geographical region

SUBMITTER: Du F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161694 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature