Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Corynebacterium sp. has long been understood to be a colonising bacteria in diabetic foot infections. We present a retrospective study to describe the experience of Corynebacterium sp. in a cohort of inpatients with active diabetic foot disease (DFD) in a tertiary referral centre.Methods: We included all inpatients attending our tertiary referral centre who were admitted with a DFD-related complaint and who were seen on th...

Introduction: Multidisciplinary Foot Team (MDFT) input is a cornerstone of best-practice guidelines for the management of active diabetic foot disease (DFD). This study describes the experience of the inpatient multidisciplinary DFD ward round (DFR) in our hospital over two three-month periods, one year apart.Methods: We prospectively captured data from the DFR in our hospital over two three-month periods, one year apart. This weekly DFR reviews inpatien...