Infection of the foot with Peptococcus magnus.
Peptococcus magnus was the predominant organism in severe infections of the feet in three diabetic patients. In one patient the organism was found also in blood culture, and in two it was repeatedly recovered from the feet, usually in pure culture.
D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010460:Peptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*