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- Understand indications for admission of patients with established bite wound infections.
- Consider early hospitalization in patients with certain types of human bite wounds.
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Understand indications for admission of patients with established bite wound infections.  |
- Consider admitting patients with:
- Systemic manifestations of infection
- Bite wound infections involving a joint, bone, nerve, tendon, or the central nervous system
- Compromised immune systems, including patients with diabetes mellitus and those with peripheral vascular disease for intravenous antibiotics
- Lack of response to outpatient therapy
- Severe bite wounds requiring reconstructive surgery
- Hand bite infections
- High likelihood of poor adherence to outpatient wound management and antibiotic treatment
- Cranial injuries (especially infants)
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Consider early hospitalization in patients with certain types of human bite wounds.  |
- Consider admitting patients with:
- Established infection in a joint space, bone, or tendon sheath, which should be evaluated for surgical debridement and management
- Infected human hand bites
- Noninfected human hand bites, especially those of clenched fist origin
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| 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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Mammalian Bites
