Topically applied vancomycin powder reduces the rate of surgical site infection in diabetic patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of topically applied vancomycin powder in reducing the rate of surgical site infections in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing foot and ankle surgery. Eighty-one patients with DM who underwent reconstructive surgery of a foot and/or ankle deformity and/or trauma and who received topically applied vancomycin were matched to 81 patients with DM who did not receive topically applied vancomycin

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of topically applied vancomycin powder in reducing the rate of surgical site infections in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing foot and ankle surgery. Eighty-one patients with DM who underwent reconstructive surgery of a foot and/or ankle deformity and/or trauma and who received topically applied vancomycin were matched to 81 patients with DM who did not receive topically applied vancomycin

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Topically applied vancomycin powder reduces the rate of surgical site infection in diabetic patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery

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