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. 2007 Feb 15;44(4):562-5.
doi: 10.1086/511036. Epub 2007 Jan 17.

Validation of the Infectious Diseases Society of America's diabetic foot infection classification system

Lawrence A Lavery  1 , David G Armstrong, Douglas P Murdoch, Edgar J G Peters, Benjamin A Lipsky
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Validation of the Infectious Diseases Society of America's diabetic foot infection classification system

Lawrence A Lavery et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

In this longitudinal study of 1666 persons with diabetes, there was an observed trend toward an increased risk for amputation (chi(2) test for trend, 108.0; P<.001), higher-level amputation (chi(2) test for trend, 113.3; P<.001), and lower extremity-related hospitalization (chi(2) test for trend, 118.6; P<.001) with increasing infection severity. The Infectious Diseases Society of America's foot infection classification system may be a useful tool for grading foot infections.

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