In:
Diabetic Medicine, Wiley, Vol. 35, No. 2 ( 2018-02), p. 255-261
Abstract:
Distinguishing between mild infection and no infection in diabetic foot ulcers, a frequent position of equipoise in antibiotic prescribing, is challenging in the absence of objective evidence available at point of care. We developed a novel wound exudate calprotectin assay which, when combined with venous C‐reactive protein, white cell count and ulcer area, provided a diagnostic algorithm for diabetic foot ulcer infection. The combined algorithm has a specificity of 0.81 in distinguishing mild infection from no infection in a diabetic foot ulcer.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0742-3071
,
1464-5491
DOI:
10.1111/dme.2018.35.issue-2
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2019647-7