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Not All in Vein: Oral Antibiotics for Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis #ActAgainstAmputation @USC_Vascular @researchatusc @KeckSchool_USC @LimbsandLungs

A growing body of evidence suggests that oral antibiotics may be as effective as intravenous (IV) therapy for treating diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO)—a severe and limb-threatening infection commonly associated with diabetic foot ulcers. Traditionally, IV antibiotics have been the gold standard, but a newly published narrative review from our combined team in the Journal of... Continue Reading →

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Study: Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy for Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis in an Uninsured and Underinsured Cohort @LimbsandLungs @ALPSlimb #ActAgainstAmputation

This is a great addition from our SALSAmigo, Grady/Emory's ID supreme, Marcos Schechter. Background  Diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is usually treated with prolonged outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT). Evaluation and treatment of nonantibiotic aspects of DFO (eg, peripheral artery disease) are also recommended. There are limited data regarding OPAT practice patterns and outcomes for DFO. Methods  Single-center... Continue Reading →

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