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Table 1 Coexisting Infections in Patients hospitalized for Diabetic Foot Infections

From: A classification of diabetic foot infections using ICD-9-CM codes: application to a large computerized medical database

 

Group

Coexisting infections

Gangrene

Osteomyelitis

Ulcer

Foot

Cellulitis

or Abscess

Toe

Cellulitis

or Abscess

Paronychia

 

11,666

4,133

20,142

4,438

1,395

289

Gangrene

-

-

-

-

-

-

Osteomyelitis

< 1%

-

-

-

-

-

Ulcer

17.2%

25.0%

-

-

-

-

Foot cellulitis/abscess

16.0%

23.5%

17.6%

-

-

-

Toe cellulitis/abscess

< 1%

11.6%

< 1%

< 1%

-

-

Paronychia

< 1%

< 1%

< 1%

< 1%

< 1%

-

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BMC Health Services Research

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