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Original Article Wound infections secondary to snakebite
Background: The study was performed to identify the important bacterial pathogens responsible for wound infections secondary to snakebite and to determine their antimicrobial susceptibility. Methodology: All cases of wound infection secondary to snakebite were included in this retrospective study. Infected tissues were surgically debrided and inoculated on blood agar and MacConkey agar for aero...
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BACKGROUND Snakebites can produce severe local and systemic septic complications as well as being associated with significant overall morbidity and even mortality. OBJECTIVE A prospective audit was undertaken to determine the bacterial causation of wound infection secondary to snakebite, and attempt to quantify the burden of disease. METHODS The audit was undertaken at Ngwelezane Hospital, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1972-2680,2036-6590
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.39