ArticleDiabetes research and clinical practice2021
Antibiotic resistance in diabetic foot infection: how it changed with COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care center.
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- A systematic review of diabetic foot infections: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management strategies.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Antimicrobial Resistance During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on multidrug resistant gram positive and gram negative pathogens: A systematic review.Journal of infection and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Antibiotic Resistance during COVID-19: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Tandem mass tag-based serum proteomic profiling revealed diabetic foot ulcer pathogenesis and potential therapeutic targets.Bioengineered · 2022Trial
- Epidemiological trends in bacterial resistance in diabetic foot infections across the COVID-19 timeline: a retrospective analysis.IJID regions · 2026Article
- Multidrug resistance and inappropriate empiric therapy as predictors of hospital stay in diabetic foot infections.PloS one · 2026Article
- Multifaceted Antibiotic Resistance in Diabetic Foot Infections: A Systematic Review.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Trends in Oral Antibiotic Treatment in Patients Hospitalized with Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: A Single-Centre Experience.Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada · 2025Article
- A scoping review of bacterial resistance among inpatients amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of global antimicrobial resistance · 2024Article
- Pathology of Diabetes-Induced Immune Dysfunction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Post-Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Antimicrobial Resistance.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Psychological stress level surveys in patients with diabetic foot ulcers and the application effect of using loofah sponges during VSD treatment.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Review
- A COVID-19 Silver Lining-Decline in Antibiotic Resistance in Ischemic Leg Ulcers during the Pandemic: A 6-Year Retrospective Study from a Regional Tertiary Hospital (2017-2022).Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Angiogenic and Microvascular Status Alterations after Endovascular Revascularization of Lower Limb Arteries among Patients with Diabetic Foot Syndrome: A Prospective 12-Month Follow-Up Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- What's old is new again: Insights into diabetic foot microbiome.World journal of diabetes · 2023Review
- Knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare workers towards antibiotic resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2023Article
- Review
- A parallel and silent emerging pandemic: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) amid COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of infection and public health · 2023Review
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Abstract
aimTo investigate the rate of antibiotic resistance and its main risk factors in a population of patients with diabetic foot infection (DFI) during the COVID-19 pandemic, in comparison with the population of 2019.
methodsTwo hundred and twenty-five patients with DFI were admitted in a tertiary care center from January 2019 to December 2020. Antibiotic resistance was evaluated by microbiological examination of soft tissues' or bone's biopsy.
resultsCompared with 2019 group (n = 105), 2020 group (n = 120) had a significantly higher prevalence of antibiotic resistance [2019 vs 2020, 36% vs 63%, P <0.001] and more often was admitted with recent or current antibiotic therapy (18% vs 52%, P <0.001), which was frequently self-administered (5% vs 30%, P = 0.032). The risk of antibiotic resistance was also higher in 2020 group [OR 95% CI, 2.90 (1.68 to 4.99)]. Prior hospitalization, antibiotic self-administration and antibiotic prescription by general practitioners resulted as independent predictors of antibiotic resistance.
conclusionsIn a population of people with DFI admitted in a tertiary care center during the COVID-19 pandemic the prevalence of antibiotic resistance was higher than 2019. Previous hospitalization, antibiotic self-administration /prescription by general practitioners were related to higher risk of antibiotic resistant infections.
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