Management of bite wounds and infection in primary care.

Cleve Clin J Med · 1997

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Abstract

This article describes how to recognize the signs of septic arthritis and flexor tenosynovitis after dog bites, how to identify the need for prompt surgical treatment of septic arthritis to prevent joint destruction, how to determine which wounds should and should not be sutured, and how to choose effective antibiotic treatment.