Abstract

Diabetic patients are at significant risk of developing neuropathy, leading to a diabetic foot injury. Complications of diabetic foot injury may lead to gangrene and non-traumatic lower extremity amputations. Diabetic patients with diabetic foot ulcers are more prone to bacterial infections and are associated with high chances of amputation. The diabetic patient flora provides an ideal environment for Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial growth, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. The antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections in diabetic patients have a higher probability of amputation. Here we discuss a case of a 70-year male diabetic patient successfully treated with Supime (cefepime plus sulbactam) who had undergone an amputation of the right great toe and infected left foot ulcer due to ESBL producing K. Pneumonia.

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