An antibiotic formulary for a tertiary care foot clinic: admission avoidance using intramuscular antibiotics for borderline foot infections in people with diabetes.

Aims: To develop an antibiotic foot formulary for the empirical treatment of diabetes-related foot infections presenting to our service. Subsequently, to asses costs associated with the introduction of our protocol, in particular to assess the effect on admissions avoidance and any cost savings achieved.

Methods: We reviewed several existing antibiotic protocols.