Clinico-microbial profile of diabetic foot infections in Zaria, North-West Nigeria

Background: Diabetic foot infection (DFI) is a dreaded complication of diabetes mellitus, which usually occurs following foot ulceration. It may starts as a monomicrobial infection and end up as a polymicrobial infection. Antimicrobial regimens are usually selected empirically initially, based on lo...

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Main Authors: Kenneth Ezenwa Amaefule, Ismail Lawal Dahiru, Innocent Onoja Okpe, S Aliyu, A A Aruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2019;volume=22;issue=1;spage=28;epage=32;aulast=Amaefule