Limited Clinical Utility of Routine Mycobacterial Cultures for the Management of Diabetic Foot Infections

Laila M. Castellino; Clare McCormick-Baw; Tyler Coye; Peter A. Crisologo; John J. Hanna; Francesca Lee; Andrew Clark; Michael Fanning; Amanda L. Killeen

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofad558

Limited Clinical Utility of Routine Mycobacterial Cultures for the Management of Diabetic Foot Infections

Laila M. Castellino
, Clare McCormick-Baw
, Tyler Coye
, Peter A. Crisologo
, John J. Hanna
, Francesca Lee
, Andrew Clark
, Michael Fanning
, Amanda L. Killeen

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Abstract

Mycobacterial infections of the foot and ankle are uncommon. In a cohort of 2340 patients with diabetic foot infection (DFI) in a region with increased prevalence of mycobacterial disease, we identified no clinically significant positive cultures over a 3-year period. Routine mycobacterial culture of DFIs is of limited clinical utility.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	ofad558
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	10
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad558
State	Published - Nov 1 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

acid-fast bacillus cultures
diabetic foot infection
nontuberculous mycobacteria

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Oncology
Infectious Diseases

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