TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Human and animal bite infections
JO  - Journal of family practice
A1  - Brook, I.
SP  - 713
EP  - 718
VL  - 28
IS  - 6
N2  - Although often innocuous initially, human and animal bites can cause serious local and systemic infections as well as other complications. Bites to a site where joints or bones are close to the skin are especially prone to severe complications. Bites to the hand, therefore, require meticulous radiographic and surgical evaluation if a puncture or a severe laceration has occurred. Since the normal human oral flora harbors more pathogens than that of animals, human bites have a higher incidence of serious infections and complications. The oral flora of both humans and animals is anaerobic-aerobic, and initial empiric treatment requires the most broad spectrum antimicrobial therapy available, in addition to scrupulous wound management and, when required, immunization against rabies and tetanus.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0094-3509
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -