Factors associated with delay to emergency department presentation, antibiotic usage and admission for human bite injuries

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 441-448

  Merchant, Roland C ^a   Zabbo, Christopher P ^a   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a   Becker, Bruce M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Emergency medicine; Human bites; Prophylaxis; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BITE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGRO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BITES, HUMAN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 39549105467     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500015475     Document Type: Review

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