@article{ref1,
title="A "shark encounter": delayed primary closure and prophylactic antibiotic treatment of a great white shark bite",
journal="Journal of emergency medicine",
year="2016",
author="Popa, Daniel and Van Hoesen, Karen",
volume="51",
number="5",
pages="552-556",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Shark bites are rare but sensational injuries that are covered in the lay press but are not well described in the medical literature. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 50-year-old man who sustained two deep puncture wounds to his thigh from a great white shark in the waters surrounding Isla de Guadalupe off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, during a caged SCUBA dive. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: We discuss our strategy of closing the wounds in a delayed primary fashion 24 hours after injury, our antibiotic choices, and the patient's course and review marine pathogens and appropriate antibiotic coverage.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0736-4679",
doi="10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.05.066",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.05.066"
}