Table 2. Type of microbiology sample per patient for diagnosis of diabetic foot osteomyelitis.
Type of sample per patient | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swab only | Tissue only | Bone only | Swab + tissue |
Swab + bone |
Tissue + bone |
Swab + tissue + bone |
No sample | |
Number | 65 | 31 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
% | 30.1 | 14.3 | 15.3 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 6.0 |