KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae rectal colonization is a risk factor for mortality in patients with diabetic foot infections Carlo Tascini, Benjamin A. Lipsky, Elisabetta Iacopi, Andrea Ripoli, Francesco Sbrana, Alberto Coppelli, Chiara Goretti, Alberto Piaggesi, Francesco Menichetti Clinical Microbiology and InfectionAvailable online 22 April 2015 Quote: To evaluate the relationship between KPC-Kp gut colonization and mortality in diabetic patients with foot infection (DFI) we performed a single-center, retrospective, matched case-control study. In the study period, we identified 21 DFI patients with KPC-Kp gut colonization and 21 controls
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Rectal colonization is a risk factor for mortality in patients with diabetic foot infections
