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Research Development
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Case history A 49-year-old woman with Type 2 diabetes for 17 years, diabetic retinopathy and sensory neuropathy presented with a 2week history of left forefoot, plantar ulcer and cellulitis. Peripheral pulses were palpable; clinically and radiologically there was no osteomyelitis. Wound swab revealed methicillin resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA), Group B Streptococcus and..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Keigan S, Mohsin N |
Aims To determine the benefits of OPAT in diabetes foot infections. Methods This was a retrospective study of consecutively initiated OPAT in patients with diabetes foot infections. Patients initiated on OPAT in a multidisciplinary diabetes foot clinic and inpatients discharged from a diabetes inpatient ward between April 2011 and May 2013 and..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | , Hardy KJ, Keigan S, Lewis A, |
Abstract Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist treatment in type 2 diabetes typically improves glycaemic control and results in weight loss. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) continuation criteria are that at six months patients must have achieved at least a 3% reduction in weight and an 11mmol/mol (1%) reduction in..
Published: | 19/07/2016 |
Authors: | Keigan S, Wessels L, O'Brien S, Hardy KJ |
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