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August 29, 2020Open Forum Infectious Diseases32 citationsOpen Access

Percutaneous Bone Biopsy for Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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MSMarcos C. SchechterMAMohammed K. AliBRBenjamin B. Risk

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This meta-analysis suggests PBBs have a high yield of culture-positive results. However, this is an understudied topic, especially in low- and middle-income countries, and the current literature provides very limited data regarding procedure safety and impact on clinical outcomes or antibiotic management.

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Schechter et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df3df3d5404a0bea592799https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa393
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