Patients with an infected diabetic foot ulcer have a far worse prognosis than previously thought, with 15% of patients dying within a year, ...

Bone infection also complicates a substantial percentage of diabetic foot wounds and increases the likelihood of treatment failure, requiring lower extremity amputation.

True impact of diabetic foot ulcers Date: November 8, 2017 Source: University of Leeds Summary: The prognosis for people with an infected diabetic foot ulcer is worse than was previously thought ...

Monsoon spells trouble for diabetics, with slow-healing wounds and infections on the rise. Expert tips on why vigilance, foot ...

Osteomyelitis in your foot doesn’t always cause symptoms. You may not know you have a bone infection until you get treatment for a wound that won’t heal. Some people experience one or more signs of a ...

Foot ulcers develop in about 15 % of the 25 million Americans living with diabetes. These foot ulcers can lead to serious complications including infection, osteomyelitis (bone infection ...

Pairing esmolol hydrochloride topical gel treatment with standard wound care resulted in significantly greater diabetic foot wound closure compared to standard wound care alone, the results of a ...

Diabetic foot infections are an increasingly common problem, but proper care can save limbs and, ultimately, lives, suggest new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America ...

When Leigh native Lyle Cattau was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1995 at the age of 34, it didn’t really disrupt his life ...

Most non-infected foot wounds can be treated successfully without surgery. However, if conservative treatments do not achieve the desired results, surgical intervention may be necessary. Depending on ...

Instead, doctors treated the infected wound using the unusual methods, some of which are available on the NHS. Doctors healed a 46-year-old diabetic mans infected foot using maggots, honey and ...

For the new study, researchers from Flinders University in Australia used phages to target bacteria that may infect diabetic foot ulcers. These wounds can affect a large number of people with ...