A case report of a multi-drug resistant bacterial infection in a diabetic patient treated in northeast Brazil.
Diabet Foot Ankle
; 32012.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22745851
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most critical health conditions around the world, not only in terms of the number of affected people, disability, and premature mortality, but also in regards to the health care costs involved in controlling and treating its complications. Among the most constant ailments the diabetic patient suffers is the diabetic foot, defined as any infection, ulceration, and/or necrosis of deep tissues associated with neurological abnormalities and various degrees of peripheral vascular disease of the lower limbs. Diabetic foot ulcerations have become a major and increasing public health concern and its associated morbidities, impairment of the patients' quality of life, and the implied costs for management have attracted the attention of numerous health care providers. In this case report, the authors review a unique presentation of a polymicrobial infection of a multi-drug resistant character species formed by oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter lwoffii.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Diabet Foot Ankle
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos