Bermejo Olano MDM, Campelo Gutierrez C, Hervas Gómez R, Alfayate García JM, Sánchez Ríos JP, Moreno Núñez L. [Risk factors associated with osteomyelitis due to Corynebacterium striatum in patients with diabetic foot].
Med Clin (Barc) 2024;
162:15-18. [PMID:
37981483 DOI:
10.1016/j.medcli.2023.09.015]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Corynebacterium striatum (CS) is an emerging micro-organism in diabetic foot infection for which there are currently few studies. The objective was to analyze the risk factors (RF) related to CS osteomyelitis in patients with diabetic foot.
METHODS
A case-control study was conducted in the Diabetic Foot Unit between 2015 and 2021. Forty-four patients with osteomyelitis due to CS (cases) and 44 patients with osteomyelitis due a different micro-organism (controls) were included.
RESULTS
Peripheral artery disease (OR: 2.8, p = 0.037), atrial fibrillation (OR: 3.7, p = 0.034), ischemic diabetic foot (OR: 3.3, p = 0.020) and previous prolonged antibiotic therapy more than 14 days (OR: 3.4, p = 0.012) were identified as RF for osteomyelitis due to CS. When performing the multivariate analysis antibiotic therapy >14 days was independent RF (OR: 3.46; p = 0.017).
CONCLUSIONS
Previous antibiotic therapy received more than 14 days is an independent and statistically significant RF for CS osteomyelitis in patients with diabetic foot.
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