فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Objectives: Diabetic foot infection is a debilitating disease that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. In this study, we assessed inflammatory markers; serum Procalcitonin (PCT), c-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and leukocyte counts in two groups of patients with infected and non-infected diabetic foot ulcer. Results: Sixty adult patients were considered for this study. Thirty patients with infected ulcer with mean age of 57.5× 2.09 years and 30 with non- infected ulcers with mean age of 61.1 1.9 years were evaluated. Patients with infected ulcers had significantly elevated levels of CRP, ESR and leukocyte counts in comparison with the non- infected ulcers. Serum PCT levels did not differ between the two groups. Conclusion: Our study suggests CRP, ESR and Leukocyte counts can be used to diagnose of infected ulcers. The role of PCT in localized infections should be determined in further studies.