Diabetic Osteomyelitis: Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotics at a Single Level 1 Academic Medical Trauma Center

• Published in: The Journal of foot and ankle surgery Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 490 - 494
• Main Authors: Kipp, Jennifer A., LeSavage, Lindsay K., Evans, Joni K., Denmeade, Travis A., Blazek, Cody D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Academic Medical Centers; Administration, Intravenous; Administration, Oral; Aged; amputation; Amputation, Surgical; Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; antibiotics; Diabetic Foot - drug therapy; Diabetic Foot - microbiology; Female; foot and ankle; Humans; infection; Male; Middle Aged; osteomyelitis; Osteomyelitis - drug therapy; Osteomyelitis - etiology; Osteomyelitis - microbiology; Retrospective Studies; Trauma Centers; Treatment Outcome; Wound Healing - drug effects; osteomyelitis; amputation; infection; 3; foot and ankle; antibiotics

Residual osteomyelitis is a frequent problem following surgical intervention for diabetic foot infection. The Infectious Disease Society of America guidelines recommend a prolonged course of antibiotics for treatment of residual osteomyelitis. Recent literature suggests oral antibiotic therapy is no...