As a referring clinician you must ensure that the patient is seen early by the specialist foot team to be sure that specific treatment is initiated as soon as possible. True / False

True: one needs to stress the need for early treatment of infection, including urgent surgical debridement, foot x-ray, review of vascular supply of the foot and management of concomitant co-morbidities. A personal contact will help to  make sure that the patient is seenn a.s.a.p.  This contact can help you to choose the according antibiotic therapy, adapted to regional resistance. Most of the time AmoxyClav will be the first choice of treatment in this kind of ulcers.

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