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. 2013 Dec;2(4):379-81.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/pis096. Epub 2012 Oct 24.

Antibiotic Management of Animal Bites in Children During the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Era

Richard K Ogden Jr  1 , Erin B Hedican  2 , Leslie M Stach  3 , Joshua C Herigon  2 , Mary Anne Jackson  2 , Jason G Newland  2
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Antibiotic Management of Animal Bites in Children During the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Era

Richard K Ogden Jr et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: MRSA; animal bite; pediatrics.

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