Commons, Robert J. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3359-5632
Charles, James
Cheney, Jane
Lynar, Sarah A.
Malone, Matthew
Raby, Edward
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Article History
Received: 27 September 2021
Accepted: 4 May 2022
First Online: 9 June 2022
Declarations
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: The authors also note that this manuscript has been published online in full and can be found on the Diabetes Feet Australia website:ExternalRef removed. Furthermore, the authors confirm they have been fully authorised by Diabetes Feet Australia, the copyright owners of these 2021 Australian evidence-based guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease, to submit this manuscript for publication in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research.
: The funding/supporting bodies below provided oversight and final approval for this guideline, however, did not have any input into the decisions on recommendations and rationale contained in these guidelines or in the writing of these guidelines. JChe is employed by Diabetes Victoria and is fully funded by the National Diabetes Services Scheme. MM was an author of the IWGDF Infection Guidelines and Systematic Review on which this manuscript is based. MM was specifically involved with the development and drafting recommendations 5 to 9 in the IWGDF Infection Guideline and addressed this conflict by not screening, assessing, deciding on or drafting any of these recommendations as part of this Australian Guideline project. All other authors declare that they have no relevant competing interests.