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100			_aAlgudkar, A.
240			_aCase Reports in Medicine
245			_aProlonged use of ertapenem to treat infected diabetic foot ulcers
260			_c2010
500			_aNMUH Staff Publications
500			_a2010
520			_a<span style="font-size: 10pt;">We present the case of a diabetic man who was successfully treated with ertapenem for over 4 months for severe infection of his foot ulcers. After initial unsuccessful treatment with empirical intravenous antibiotics, ertapenem was started on microbiology advice and led to a marked improvement in the soft-tissue infection. Ertapenem was continued for a total of 137 days under close clinical and biochemical monitoring and produced a complete resolution of the foot infection. This is the first documented case that we know of in which ertapenem has been safely used for this duration of time.</span>
700			_aEllis, G.
700			_aAhmad, F.
700			_aTindall, H.
856			_uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20936155
856			_uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2948897/pdf/CRM2010-149591.pdf
999			_c76095 _d76095