Seasonality of Bacterial Strains in Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: Implications for Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in a Temperate Region with Distinct Seasons.

J Clin Med · 2026 · PMC12985787 · PMID 41827480

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The proportion of Gram-negative bacteria showed a strong trend toward being higher in the Summer group (50.7%, 34/67) compared to the Winter group (35.1%, 20/57) (X 2 = 3.068, p = 0.080) ( Figure 1 ).

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Furthermore, polymicrobial infections were more prevalent in Summer (62.2%) compared to Winter (45.0%), although this did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.111).

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