title: Hirudo medicinalis: the need for prophylactic antibiotics.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Whitaker
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elmiyeh
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D006801:Humans; D007865:Leeches; D024763:Leeching / Q000009:adverse effects*