[Activated carbon and silver biocide dressings for diabetic foot. A descriptive analysis]

Bacterial colonization without clinical signs of infection has been established as a cause in the delay of the cicatrisation process of diabetic foot ulcers; therefore, among other factors, it is necessary to control the bacterial amount present. One method to carry out this control consists in applying local biocide dressings. To evaluate its safety and effectiveness, the authors have gathered data from a sample of patients suffering from ulcers which have a positive microbiological culture but do not show any complementary complications such as osteomyelitis, severe infection in soft tissues, ischemic necrosis infection, and whose local treatment during 15 days following the positive culture taken at the lesion consisted of the application of the aforementioned biocide dressings. A total of 68 patients have been included in this sample.