Objective We examined associations between ulcer bioburden and ulcer outcomes in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) that lacked clinical signs of infection. Research Design and Methods Three ...

Nurse Riham Awad roams daily among the tents of displaced persons in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, to ...

The syndrome of immersion foot can be exacerbated by peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and the use of tobacco or other vasoconstrictive drugs, e.g., cocaine. Infection or ...

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Nurse loses leg after cutting foot, contracting bacterial infection while on Florida vacation SURPRISE, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) – A nurse in Arizona is adjusting to his new normal after losing his ...

He didn’t think much of it, but when he got back home to Arizona, his foot swelled up and turned purple. He went to a nearby hospital and was told he had a serious infection that had spread to ...