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Prolonged Use of Ertapenem to Treat Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers

We present the case of a diabetic man who was successfully treated with ertapenem for over 4 months for severe infection of his foot ulcers. After initial unsuccessful treatment with empirical intravenous antibiotics, ertapenem was started on microbiology advice and led to a marked improvement in th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Algudkar, Ashwin, Ellis, Gidon, Ahmad, Fareeduddin, Tindall, Hilary
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2948897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20936155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/149591
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Sumario:We present the case of a diabetic man who was successfully treated with ertapenem for over 4 months for severe infection of his foot ulcers. After initial unsuccessful treatment with empirical intravenous antibiotics, ertapenem was started on microbiology advice and led to a marked improvement in the soft-tissue infection. Ertapenem was continued for a total of 137 days under close clinical and biochemical monitoring and produced a complete resolution of the foot infection. This is the first documented case that we know of in which ertapenem has been safely used for this duration of time.