Evaluation of empirical antibiotic use in diabetic foot infections at a tertiary hospital in Vietnam: A retrospective study.

Empirical antibiotic prescription guidelines were developed at the University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City in 2020, which included recommendations for the use of antibiotics to treat diabetic foot infections (DFIs). This study investigated the treatment outcomes when implementing empirical antibiotic guidelines. This retrospective study included 120 inpatients with DFIs at the Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City.