title: Mammalian bite wounds: is primary repair safe?
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of North Durham, Durham, United Kingdom (Jose, Vidyadharan, Roy, Erdmann) Department of Plastic Surgery, George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton, United Kingdom (Bragg).
authors: Rajive Mathew
authors: RM
authors: Jose
authors: Ramesh
authors: R
authors: Vidyadharan
authors: Thomas W H
authors: TWH
authors: Bragg
authors: Deb Kumar
authors: DK
authors: Roy
authors: Matt
authors: M
authors: Erdmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology