title: Management of bite wounds and infection in primary care.
abstract: This article describes how to recognize the signs of septic arthritis and flexor tenosynovitis after dog bites, how to identify the need for prompt surgical treatment of septic arthritis to prevent joint destruction, how to determine which wounds should and should not be sutured, and how to choose effective antibiotic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kelleher
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D011818:Rabies / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents