A retrospective analysis of the microbiology of diabetic foot infections at a Scottish tertiary hospital.

Background: This study represents the first Scottish retrospective analysis of the microbiology of diabetic foot infections (DFIs). The aims were to compare the microbiological profile of DFIs treated at a Scottish tertiary hospital to that in the literature, gather data regarding antimicrobial resistance and investigate potential trends between the microbiological results and nature or site of the clinical sample taken and age or gender of the patients.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of wound microbiology results was performed, data were obtained from one multidisciplinary outpatient foot clinic during the 12 months of the year 2017.

Your letters.

Mass casualty incidents As Mike Hayward states (Emergency Nurse, March), and as I identify in my article on the experiences of A&E nurses in mass casualty incidents (MCIs) (Emergency Nurse, February), mine was indeed a small study and that further work should be carried out to gain a nationwide perspective as to whether NHS trusts have provided suitable training to participate in MCIs.

Effects of two continuous hormone therapy regimens on C-reactive protein and homocysteine.

Objective: To compare the effects of two continuous hormone therapy (HT) regimens on the cardiovascular risk markers, C-reactive protein (CRP) and homocysteine.

Design: A prospective study in which 43 postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to either tibolone 2.5 mg/day (n = 20) or 0.

A comparison of the effects of two continuous HRT regimens on cardiovascular risk factors.

In a study comparing the effects of two continuous HRT regimens on cardiovascular risk markers, 43 postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to receive either tibolone 2.5 mg/day (n=20) or 0.625 mg/day conjugated equine oestrogens plus continuous medroxyprogesterone acetate 5 mg/day (n=23).