Citation

Franklin KT, Day TW. Minn. Med. 2009; 92(7): 36-37.

Affiliation

Duluth Family Medicine Resident Program, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Minnesota Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19708313

Abstract

Dog bites are commonly thought to be less infectious than similar injuries from other domestic or wild animals. Many people who are bitten by a dog treat themselves at home or go to a medical site to have their wounds simply "cleaned and watched." This report describes a serious delayed consequence of a dog bite that was missed by common bacteriological testing.

Keywords: Animal Bites; Dog Bites

Language: en