A significant percentage of amputations stemming from complications of diabetes could be avoided by early and proper treatment with antibiotics, according to a German researcher. Dr. Bernd Drewelow, director of the Institute for Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Rostock, told Reuters Health that bacterial infections play a role in about 40% of all diabetic foot syndrome-related amputations.
“Using antibiotics to treat diabetic foot syndrome could save a lot of feet,” he said. He estimates that 20% to 50% of amputations due bacterial infections could be avoided with early and proper treatment with antibiotics.
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