TABLE 1

Clinical Characteristics of 14 Diabetic Patients with 18 Sites of Suspected Foot Infection

Patient no.	Sex	Age	Reason for referral	Area of suspected infection	Blood glucose* (mmol/L)
1	M	50	Nonhealing wound, fever	Fourth toe, L	10.6
2	M	59	Foot pain, necrotic ulcers	First toe, R	6.3
				Second toe, R
				First toe, L
3	M	53	Necrotic ulcers, soft-tissue abscess in first toe, bacteremia, fever	First toe, L Midfoot	11.7
4	M	60	Foot pain/nonhealing wound	Ankle, R	8.9
				Heel, R
5	F	45	Cellulitis, edema, nonhealing wound	Ankle, R	8.5
6	M	66	Cellulitis after osteomyelitis R calcaneus	Ankle, R	18.3
7	M	67	Nonhealing wound, fever	Ankle, R	12.2
8	M	65	Nonhealing wound	First toe, R	15.9
9	F	46	Foot pain, cellulitis, edema	Ankle, R	4.8
10	F	66	Gangrene, candidiasis (sepsis)	Third toe, L	12.3
11	M	57	Foot pain, ankle swelling, fever	Ankle, L	14.9
12	M	66	Foot pain, dry necrotic wound	Heel, L	4.7
13	F	70	Nonhealing wound	Ankle, R	10.5
14	M	29	Foot pain, ankle deformation	Heel, L	13.9