| Title |
Antibiotic prophylaxis for mammalian bites
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2001
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd001738 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Iara Marques Medeiros, Humberto Saconato |
| Abstract |
Bites by mammals are a common problem and they account for up to 1% of all visits to hospital emergency rooms. Dog and cat bites are the most common and people are usually bitten by their own pets or by an animal known to them. School-age children make up almost a half of those bitten. Prevention of tetanus, rabies and wound infection are the priorities for staff in emergency rooms. The use of antibiotics may be useful to reduce the risk of developing a wound infection. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 31% |
| Chile | 2 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 15% |
| Spain | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 4 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 62% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 38% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 193 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 27 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 21 | 11% |
| Researcher | 18 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 9% |
| Other | 46 | 23% |
| Unknown | 45 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 109 | 55% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 4% |
| Unknown | 58 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
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#3
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