Prophylactic oral antibiotics for low-risk dog bite wounds
Dire DJ;Hogan DE;Walker JS;;
Pediatric emergency care1992Vol. 8pp. -
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dj1992pediatricprophylactic
Abstract
The use of prophylactic antibiotics in the initial treatment of noninfected dog bite wounds is controversial. All patients with noninfected dog bite wounds who presented to our emergency department (ED) over a two-year period were considered for entry into a randomized prospective study. Patients we …