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SUBMITTER: Ramirez-Acuna JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6963879 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) 20191024 4
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are very important diabetes-related lesions that can lead to serious physical consequences like amputations of limbs and equally severe social, psychological, and economic outcomes. It is reported that up to 25% of patients with diabetes develop a DFU in their lifetime, and more than half of them become infected. Therefore, it is essential to manage infection and ulcer recovery to prevent negatives outcomes. The available information plays a significant role in keepin ...[more]