Antibiotic management of animal bites in children during the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus era

Richard K. Ogden; Erin B. Hedican; Leslie M. Stach; Joshua C. Herigon; Mary Anne Jackson; Jason G. Newland

doi:10.1093/jpids/pis096

Antibiotic management of animal bites in children during the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus era

Richard K. Ogden, Erin B. Hedican, Leslie M. Stach, Joshua C. Herigon, Mary Anne Jackson, Jason G. Newland

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Children presenting to an emergency department following an animal bite were found to be at risk for infection if they had puncture wounds, crush wounds, or were bitten by a cat. Of the infected wounds that were cultured, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was not isolated as a pathogen.

Original language	English
Article number	pis096
Pages (from-to)	379-381
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/pis096
State	Published - Dec 1 2013

Keywords

Animal bite
MRSA
Pediatrics

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