This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Ertapenem versus piperacillin/tazobactam for diabetic foot infections (SIDESTEP): prospective, randomised, controlled, double-blinded, multicentre trial. Lancet 2005; 366: 1695¿1703.
Published: 1st January 2005
Authors: Lipsky BA, Armstrong DG, Citron DM, Tice AD, Morgenstern DE, Abramson MA. et al.
Conclusion
Some 586 diabetics with moderate to severe foot infections were included. Both regimens were safe and had similar efficacy rates: ertapenem 94 per cent, combination 92 per cent.
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