JOURNAL OF DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS, vol.30, no.5, pp.910-916, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetic foot infections developed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are commonly used worldwide. The issue of whether or not these guidelines need to be adjusted for local circumstances, however, has seldom been assessed in large prospective trials.