Bite wound infections

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 416-425

  Myers, Joseph P ^a  

^a SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFOXITIN; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CILASTATIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; DIPLOID CELL VACCINE; ERTAPENEM; GATIFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RABIES VACCINE; SULTAMICILLIN; TETANUS TOXOID; TETRACYCLINE; TIMENTIN; TROVAFLOXACIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BITE WOUND; CAT; DOG BITE; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MAMMAL; NECK INJURY; RABIES; REVIEW; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 3142765427     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-003-0022-x     Document Type: Review

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