Elahe
Visveswarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, India
Title: Prescribing pattern of different antibiotics and analgesics used in patient with diabetic foot ulcer
Biography
Biography: Elahe
Abstract
Foot infections are a common and serious problem in persons with diabetes. Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) typically begin in a wound, most often a neuropathic ulceration. While all wounds are colonized with microorganisms, the presence of infection is defined by ≥2 classic findings of inflammation or purulence. Infections are then classified into mild (superficial and limited in size and depth), moderate (deeper or more extensive), or severe. Uninfected wounds do not require antibiotic therapy, infected wounds do. Empiric antibiotic regimens must be based on available clinical and epidemiologic data, but definitive therapy should be based on cultures of infected tissue