One of the major complications of diabetes mellitus is the occurrence of diabetic foot infection. The polymicrobial nature of diabetic foot infection has been well documented in the literature.
In order to avoid amputation of the tissue affected, the ulceration and infec tion must be appropriately diagnosed and treated. This paper describes the microbiologic and clinical features obtained from 100 consecutive diabetic in fected foot patients treated with either cefoxitin or ampicillin/sulbactam.
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