Treating mammalian bite wounds

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-99

  Smith, P F ^a   Meadowcroft, A M ^b,c   May, D B ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Campbell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFPROZIL; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; SPARFLOXACIN;

BITE; CAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOG; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LIMB INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BITES AND STINGS; BITES, HUMAN; CATS; DOGS; HUMANS; TRIAGE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034110707     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2000.00274.x     Document Type: Review

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