Dog bite wounds are a common problem with an infection rate only slightly higher than that for lacerations in general. Wounds may be sutured after debridement and thorough irrigation, unless they are located on the hand, where infection is common. Infection is caused by a variety of organisms...
However, therapy is recommended for high-risk wounds (eg, cat bites that are a true puncture, bites to the hand, massive crush injury, late presentation, poor general health). [28] According to 2014 dog and cat bite treatment guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, pre...
Skin infection: bite (likely pathogens) pasteurella (Cat, dog) eikenella (human) streptococci s aureus anaerobes Skin infection: bite (treatment, outpatient) Amoxicillin/clavulanate 875/125mg po bid x 10 days Skin infection: bite (treatment, inpatient) ...
aA meta-analysis of 7 placebo-controlled trials and 1,734 subjects with nonbite, simple wounds found prophylactic antibiotics were not associated with a reduced likelihood of infection 对7次安慰剂受控试验和1,734个主题的阶分析与nonbite,简单的创伤发现了预防疾病的抗生素未同传染联系在一起减少的可能[...
Pus or a blackened area surrounded by redness, pain, and warmth may be a deepabscessor MRSA(type of staph infection). Very often, MRSAcellulitis is confused with the bite of abrown recluse spider, which can appear very similar. When Should Someone Seek Medical Care for Cellulitis?
A dog bite had, unbeknownst to me, led to a systematic infection that destroyed my heart valve, which later required open-heart surgery. For months, multiple antibiotics failed to deal with the infection, and I was barely able to walk.It wasn't just "antibiotics" that saved my life, but...
Commentary on Antibiotics to prevent infection in patients with dog bite wounds: a meta-analysis of randomized trials [original article by Cummings P appears in ANN EMERG MED 1994:23(3),535-40].Raper, J
wounds, infectionwounds, treatmentObjectivesTo determine a current infection rate of dog bite wounds and predictors of wounds at risk for infection that may benefit from prophylactic antibiotics.MethodsA prospective multicentre observational study was conducted over 4.5years. At the time of treatment ...