Fulminant infection by uncommon organisms in animal bite wounds.
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Fulminant infection by uncommon organisms in animal bite wounds.
In 1995 and 1996, 215 patients exposed to different species of animals were treated at the Amarnath Polyclinic, Balasore, in India. Among them were two children infected by uncommon organisms, i.e., Capnocytophaga canimorsus and Pasteurella multocida; the patients recovered with appropriate antibiotic therapy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.74.876.611