Mammalian Bites Author: Jeffrey D. Kravetz, MD; Daniel G. Federman, MD
Editorial changes - 2008-01-23
Author information and module status
Prevention
Screening
Diagnosis
Consultation for Diagnosis
Hospitalization
Non-drug Therapy
Drug Therapy
Patient Education
Consultation for Management
Follow-up

Tables
References
Glossary
What's New
Patient Information
Additional Resources
Tools
Additional Resources

Clinical Information
Article
   Academic Emergency Medicine
 Primary closure of mammalian bites
   Laryngoscope
 Dog bites of the scalp, face, and neck in children
   New England Journal of Medicine
 Long-term follow-up after treatment of rabies by induction of coma
   Pediatrics
 Which dogs bite? A case-control study of risk factors
   Postgraduate Medical Journal
 Fulminant infection by uncommon organisms in animal bite wounds
Review
   American Family Physician
 Prevention and treatment of dog bites
   British Medical Journal
 Dog bites
   Clinical Evidence
 Mammalian bites
   Cochrane Library
 Antibiotic prophylaxis for mammalian bites
   Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
 Treating mammalian bite wounds
   Postgraduate Medicine
 Bite wounds. Early treatment and prophylaxis against infectious complications

Educational Resources
Book Chapter
   Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases
 Bite-Wound Infections

Patient Information
Web
 American Academy of Family Physicians: Cat and Dog Bites
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Rabies: Questions & Answers
 Humane Society of the United States: Preventing Dog Bites
 World Health Organization: Human and Animal Rabies
FAQs | Patient Information
Daniel G. Federman, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Jeffrey D. Kravetz, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.


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