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Benjamin A. Lipsky is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, with a focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their work spans related subfields including rehabilitation, public health, environmental and occupational health, occupational therapy, and surgery.

The primary topics of Lipsky's research include diabetic foot ulcer assessment and management, wound healing and treatments, streptococcal infections and their treatments, pressure ulcer prevention and management, orthopedic infections and treatments, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus species, and peripheral artery disease management.

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Lipsky include:

  • "Practical Guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease (IWGDF 2019 update)", 2020, published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
  • "Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons with diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update)", 2020, published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
  • "Definitions and criteria for diabetic foot disease", 2020, published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
  • "Interventions in the management of infection in the foot in diabetes: a systematic review", 2020, published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
  • "Diagnosis of infection in the foot in diabetes: a systematic review", 2020, published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Frequently collaborating co-authors include İlker Uçkay, Madlaina Schöni, Felix W. A. Waibel, Nicolaas C. Schaper, and Jaap J. van Netten.

Lipsky's work appears prominently in several scientific journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
  • The Lancet
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Preprints.org
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Infection

Their research has contributed to advancing understanding in diabetic foot ulcer prevention, management strategies for foot infections in persons with diabetes, and systematic reviews on related interventions. Lipsky's expertise is often utilized in guidelines that help shape clinical practices concerning diabetic foot disease and related infections.

Best Publications

  • Preventing Foot Ulcers in Patients With Diabetes

    Nalini Singh;David G. Armstrong;Benjamin A. Lipsky

  • 2012 infectious diseases society of america clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Anthony R. Berendt;Paul B. Cornia;James C. Pile

  • Diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Anthony R. Berendt;H. Gunner Deery;John M. Embil

  • Risk factors for foot infections in individuals with diabetes.

    Lawrence A. Lavery;David G. Armstrong;David G. Armstrong;Robert P. Wunderlich;M. Jane Mohler;M. Jane Mohler

  • Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for bone and joint infection

    Li H-K.;Li H-K.;I Rombach;R Zambellas;A S Walker

  • Chlorhexidine compared with povidone-iodine solution for vascular catheter site care: a meta-analysis☆

    N. Chaiyakunapruk;D.L. Veenstra;B.A. Lipsky;S. Saint

  • Treatment for diabetic foot ulcers

    Peter R Cavanagh;Peter R Cavanagh;Benjamin A Lipsky;Andrew W Bradbury;Andrew W Bradbury;Georgeanne Botek

  • Practical Guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease (IWGDF 2019 update)

    Nicolaas C. Schaper;Jaap J. van Netten;Jaap J. van Netten;Jan Apelqvist;Sicco A. Bus

  • Topical Antimicrobial Therapy for Treating Chronic Wounds

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Christopher Hoey

  • Bacteriology of moderate-to-severe diabetic foot infections and in vitro activity of antimicrobial agents.

    Diane M. Citron;Ellie J. C. Goldstein;C. Vreni Merriam;Benjamin A. Lipsky

  • IWGDF guidance on the diagnosis and management of foot infections in persons with diabetes.

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Benjamin A. Lipsky;Javier Aragón‐Sánchez;Mathew Diggle;John Embil

  • Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons with diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update).

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Benjamin A. Lipsky;Éric Senneville;Zulfiqarali G. Abbas;Javier Aragón-Sánchez

  • Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Profiles: A Review Focusing on Newer Agents

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Catherine A. Baker

  • Urinary Tract Infections in Men: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Benjamin A. Lipsky

  • Systemic Antibiotic Therapy for Chronic Osteomyelitis in Adults

    Brad Spellberg;Benjamin A. Lipsky

  • Osteomyelitis of the Foot in Diabetic Patients

    Benjamin A. Lipsky

  • Prevention and management of foot problems in diabetes: a summary guidance for daily practice 2015, based on the IWGDF guidance documents

    N C Schaper;J J Van Netten;Jan Apelqvist;B A Lipsky;B A Lipsky

  • Validation of the Infectious Diseases Society of America's diabetic foot infection classification system.

    Lawrence A. Lavery;David G. Armstrong;Douglas P. Murdoch;Edgar J. G. Peters

  • Diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections.

    Benjamin Lipsky;Anthony Berendt;H Deery;John Embil

  • 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections a

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Anthony R. Berendt;Paul B. Cornia;James C. Pile

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence A. Lavery
Lawrence A. Lavery The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sanjay Saint
Sanjay Saint University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nicolaas C. Schaper
Nicolaas C. Schaper Maastricht University
Edward J. Boyko
Edward J. Boyko University of Washington
Andrew J.M. Boulton
Andrew J.M. Boulton University of Manchester
Thomas S. Inui
Thomas S. Inui Indiana University
Jan Apelqvist
Jan Apelqvist Lund University
Adolf W. Karchmer
Adolf W. Karchmer Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Robert J. Hinchliffe
Robert J. Hinchliffe University of Bristol
Robert S. Kirsner
Robert S. Kirsner University of Miami

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