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

Autor: Ogden RK Jr; Pharmacy Department, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics., Hedican EB; Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics., Stach LM; Pharmacy Department, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics., Herigon JC; Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics., Jackson MA; Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics., Newland JG; Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society [J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc] 2013 Dec; Vol. 2 (4), pp. 379-81. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Oct 24.
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pis096
Abstrakt: 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.
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Databáze: MEDLINE