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FUNGAL INFECTIONS OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS
E. Mlinaric
Missoni, V. Vazic Babic, M. Vukelic, D. de Syo, M. Belicza
Frequency of yeasts and/or bacteria isolation from foot ulcers
in 435 diabetic patients.
|
|
Diabetic patients |
|
No. |
% |
|
with
fungal ulcer infection |
27 |
6.2 |
|
with
mixed ulcer infection |
38 |
8.7 |
|
with
bacterial isolates from ulcer |
327 |
75.2 |
|
sterile
culture |
43 |
9.9 |
|
total |
435 |
100 |
Frequency of yeasts and dermatophytic moulds isolation from foot
interdigital spaces in 509 diabetic patients.
|
|
Diabetic patients with fungal isolates from interdigital
spaces |
|
yeasts |
dermatophytes |
yeasts and
dermatophytes |
|
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|
of one
foot |
70 |
13.8 |
14 |
2.8 |
1 |
0.2 |
|
of both
foot |
25 |
4.9 |
10 |
2.0 |
2 |
0.4 |
|
of neither
foot |
414 |
81.3 |
485 |
95.2 |
506 |
99.4 |
|
total |
509 |
100 |
509 |
100 |
509 |
100 |
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