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

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

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.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Amputation, Surgical / statistics & numerical data
  • Bacterial Infections / classification*
  • Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
  • Bacterial Infections / surgery
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Diabetic Foot / classification*
  • Diabetic Foot / microbiology
  • Diabetic Foot / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Probability
  • Prognosis
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sex Distribution
  • Societies, Medical
  • Wound Infection / microbiology