| Title |
Osteomyelitis of the foot: non-surgical management, SPECT/CT scanning and minimising the duration of antibiotic use
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Diabetologia, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00125-017-4429-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
William J. Jeffcoate |
| Abstract |
In a paper in this issue of Diabetologia (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-017-4417-x ), Vouillarmet and colleagues have explored the use of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) to define remission during non-surgical management of osteomyelitis of the foot. Their experience in a non-controlled observational study of 45 individuals was that a negative white blood cell-SPECT/CT scan is a reliable marker of remission, while a positive scan at the end of antibiotic treatment may be relatively useful in the prediction of future short- to medium-term relapse. These findings and conclusions are discussed in the light of current uncertainties relating to the diagnosis of bone infection and the lack of any tested measure that can be used to indicate either its presence or its persistence. In this respect, it is concluded that the value of this approach, and in which population, remains to be clearly established. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 20% |
| United States | 2 | 20% |
| Denmark | 2 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 60% |
| Members of the public | 3 | 30% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
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| Unknown | 23 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 5 | 22% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 13% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Researcher | 2 | 9% |
| Other | 3 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 39% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 6 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
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