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- Title
Limited Clinical Utility of Routine Mycobacterial Cultures for the Management of Diabetic Foot Infections.
- Authors
Castellino, Laila M; McCormick-Baw, Clare; Coye, Tyler; Crisologo, Peter A; Hanna, John J; Lee, Francesca; Clark, Andrew; Fanning, Michael; Killeen, Amanda L
- Abstract
Mycobacterial infections of the foot and ankle are uncommon. In a cohort of 2340 patients with diabetic foot infection (DFI) in a region with increased prevalence of mycobacterial disease, we identified no clinically significant positive cultures over a 3-year period. Routine mycobacterial culture of DFIs is of limited clinical utility.
- Subjects
DIABETIC foot; MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; DISEASE prevalence; INFECTION; PEOPLE with diabetes; BURULI ulcer
- Publication
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
2328-8957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofad558