Journal article
Wound Bioburden and Infection-Related Complications in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Biological research for nursing, Vol.10(1), pp.44-53
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07/2008
DOI: 10.1177/1099800408319056
PMCID: PMC3777233
PMID: 18647759
Abstract
The identification and diagnosis of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) infections remains a complex problem. Because inflammatory responses to microbial invasion may be diminished in persons with diabetes, clinical signs of infection are often absent in persons with DFUs when infection is limited to localized tissue. In the absence of these clinical signs, microbial load is believed to be the best indicator of infection. Some researchers, however, believe microbial load to be insignificant and type of organism growing in the ulcer to be most important. Previous studies on the microbiology of DFUs have not provided enough evidence to determine the microbiological parameters of importance.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Wound Bioburden and Infection-Related Complications in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Creators
- Sue E Gardner - University of Iowa, NursingRita A Frantz
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Biological research for nursing, Vol.10(1), pp.44-53
- Event
- 0
- DOI
- 10.1177/1099800408319056
- PMID
- 18647759
- PMCID
- PMC3777233
- NLM abbreviation
- Biol Res Nurs
- ISSN
- 1099-8004
- eISSN
- 1552-4175
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2008
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9983557531502771
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