title: Bacterial load predicts healing rate in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Blackburn Building, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Susan V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: McLennan
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Anas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Natfaji
authors.forename: Thyra
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bolton
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Twigg
authors.forename: Dennis K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Yue
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000382:microbiology*