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A randomized controlled trial of the safety and efficacy of a topical gentamicin-collagen sponge in diabetic patients with a mild foot ulcer infection.

Ilker UçkayBenjamin KressmannSébastien Di TommasoMarina PortelaHeba AlwanHubert VuagnatSophie MaîtreChristophe PaoliBenjamin A Lipsky
Published in: SAGE open medicine (2018)
The results of this pilot trial suggest that topical antibiotic therapy with gentamicin-collagen sponge, although very well tolerated, does not appear to improve outcomes in mild diabetic foot ulcer infection.
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