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DFIs are often complicated by ischaemia in the affected limb, the presence of polymicrobial biofilms and increasingly the occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria.<\/jats:p>\n \n Hypothesis\/Gap statement.<\/jats:bold> Antibiotic loaded beads could inhibit the growth of polymicrobial DFI communities with differing compositions in vitro<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p>\n \n Aim.<\/jats:bold> This study investigates the in vitro<\/jats:italic> efficacy of antibiotic loaded calcium sulfate beads (Stimulan Rapid Cure, Biocomposites Ltd., UK) against polymicrobial DFI communities and individual bacterial strains derived from DFIs.<\/jats:p>\n \n Methodology.<\/jats:bold> Debrided tissue obtained from the base of infected diabetic foot ulcers was homogenised and spread over the surface of Columbia blood agar (CBA) and fastidious anaerobe agar (FAA) plates. Calcium sulfate beads containing a combination of vancomycin and gentamicin were then placed on the surface of the agar and following incubation, zones of inhibition (ZOI) were measured. For individual bacterial strains isolated from the infected tissue, calcium sulfate beads containing vancomycin, gentamicin, flucloxacillin or rifampicin and beads containing a combination of vancomycin and gentamicin or flucloxacillin and rifampicin were tested for their ability to inhibit growth.<\/jats:p>\n \n Results.<\/jats:bold> Calcium sulfate beads loaded with a combination of vancomycin and gentamicin were able to inhibit bacterial growth from all polymicrobial tissue homogenates tested, with ZOI diameters ranging from 15 to 40\u2009mm. In the case of individual bacterial strains, beads containing combinations of vancomycin and gentamicin or flucloxacillin and rifampicin were able to produce ZOI with Gram-positive facultatitive anaerobic strains such as \n \n Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:ext-link>\n <\/jats:named-content>\n <\/jats:italic> and \n \n Enterococcus faecalis<\/jats:ext-link>\n <\/jats:named-content>\n <\/jats:italic>, Gram-negative facultative anaerobic strains such as \n \n Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/jats:ext-link>\n <\/jats:named-content>\n <\/jats:italic> and obligate anaerobic strains such as \n \n Finegoldia magna<\/jats:ext-link>\n <\/jats:named-content>\n <\/jats:italic> even where acquired resistance to one of the antibiotics in the combination was evidenced.<\/jats:p>\n \n Conclusion.<\/jats:bold> The local use of calcium sulfate beads containing a combination of two antibiotics demonstrated high efficacy against polymicrobial DFI communities and individual DFI bacterial strains in in vitro<\/jats:italic> zone of inhibition tests. 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