Treatment and outcome of human bites in the head and neck

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 795-801

  Stierman, Karen L ^b   Lloyd, Kristen M ^b   De Luca Pytell, Danielle M ^a   Phillips, Linda G ^a   Calhoun, Karen H ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; MAFENIDE; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; SULTAMICILLIN; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID; TIMENTIN;

AVULSION INJURY; BITE; CARTILAGE; FIGHTING; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXTERNAL EAR; HEAD INJURY; INJURY; NECK INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BITES, HUMAN; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EAR, EXTERNAL; HUMANS; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0038263953     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(03)00254-7     Document Type: Article

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