Microbiological Evaluation of Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
Open Access
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (1) , 63-65
- https://doi.org/10.1086/498121
Abstract
Diabetic foot ulcers and osteomyelitis may limit health-related quality of life and contribute to mobility impairment, treatment morbidity, amputation, and deatKeywords
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