Stopping antibiotics after surgical amputation in diabetic foot and ankle infections-A daily practice cohort.
Anne RosselDan LebowitzKarim GarianiMohamed AbbasBenjamin KressmannMathieu AssalPhilippe TschollDimitrios StafylakisIlker UçkayPublished in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism (2019)
According to our clinical pathway, we found no benefit in continuing postsurgical antibiotic administration in routine amputation for DFI. In the absence of residual infection (ie, resection at clear margins), antibiotics should be discontinued.