Title

Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections

Authoring Organization

Publication Month/Year

June 15, 2012

Last Updated Month/Year

April 11, 2024

Supplemental Implementation Tools

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Inclusion Criteria

Male, Female, Adult, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Hospital, Outpatient, Operating and recovery room

Intended Users

Diabetes educator, epidemiology infection prevention, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant, podiatrist

Scope

Diagnosis, Assessment and screening, Treatment, Management

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D017719 - Diabetic Foot, D016523 - Foot Ulcer

Keywords

osteomyelitis, diabetic foot infection, diabetic foot ulcer, diabetic foot, diabetes complications

Source Citation

Benjamin A. Lipsky, Anthony R. Berendt, Paul B. Cornia, James C. Pile, Edgar J. G. Peters, David G. Armstrong, H. Gunner Deery, John M. Embil, Warren S. Joseph, Adolf W. Karchmer, Michael S. Pinzur, Eric Senneville, 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 54, Issue 12, 15 June 2012, Pages e132–e173, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis346