TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - A "shark encounter": delayed primary closure and prophylactic antibiotic treatment of a great white shark bite
JO  - Journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Popa, Daniel
A1  - Van Hoesen, Karen
SP  - 552
EP  - 556
VL  - 51
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0736-4679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.05.066
ID  - ref1
ER  -