RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Management of bite wounds and infection in primary care
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 137
OP 141
VO 64
IS 3
A1 Kelleher, Ann T.
A1 Gordon, Steven M.
YR 1997
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/3/137.abstract
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.