PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kelleher, Ann T.
AU  - Gordon, Steven M.
TI  - Management of bite wounds and infection in primary care
DP  - 1997 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 137--141
VI  - 64
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/3/137.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/3/137.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1997 Mar 01; 64
AB  - This article describes how to recognize the signs of septic arthritis and flexor tenosynovitis after dog bites, how to identify the need for prompt surgical treatment of septic arthritis to prevent joint destruction, how to determine which wounds should and should not be sutured, and how to choose effective antibiotic treatment.