Are antibiotic-resistant pathogens more common in subsequent episodes of diabetic foot infection?

Article Article scientifique Article Are antibiotic-resistant pathogens more common in subsequent episodes of diabetic foot infection? eng 2017 author Lebowitz Dan 558143 author Gariani Karim 542849 author Kressmann Benjamin author Von Dach Elodie 591850 Elodie Von Dach-Saouter author Huttner Benedikt 0000-0002-1749-9464 666500 author Bartolone Placido 847391 author Lee Nam-Kee 45407 author Mohamad Morad 859166 author Lipsky Benjamin Alan 793658 author Uckay Ilker 134868 61-64 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.04.012 28450198 1201-9712 After antibiotic therapy of an initial diabetic foot infection (DFI), pathogens isolated from subsequent episodes might become more resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics. If so, this might require a modification of the current recommendations for the selection of empiric antibiotic therapy. This study investigated whether the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) DFI guideline recommendations should be modified based on the number of past DFI episodes. Antibiotic resistance Diabetic foot infections New episodes Pathogens Recurrence Dewey 616 Dewey 617 56 Département de médecine 221 57 Département de chirurgie 222 false 955 Mécanismes physiopathologiques de l'arthrose 960 International journal of infectious diseases 59 d77b2499-6537-4876-b839-6e3465c6f4fc Article (Published version) Public 1-s2.0-S1201971217301236-main.pdf 337230 application/pdf CC BY-NC-ND openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

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