Title: Prophylaxis should be considered even for trivial animal bites
Abstract:Editor—In their report of a case of purpura fulminans caused by infection with Capnocytophaga canimorsus after a dog bite, D J Mellor and colleagues suggested that Pasteurella spp, Staphylococcus aure...Editor—In their report of a case of purpura fulminans caused by infection with Capnocytophaga canimorsus after a dog bite, D J Mellor and colleagues suggested that Pasteurella spp, Staphylococcus aureus , and anaerobic organisms were susceptible to erythromycin and tetracycline.1 Unfortunately, as few …Read More