Liu-Wu YC, Orozco-Cárdenas A

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 289-292
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ABSTRACT

Nearly half of all dog bites involve an animal belonging to the family of the victim or neighbors. A large percentage of dog bite victims are children. Although most are not aggressive breeds, any dog can attack when threatened. All dog bites carry a risk of bacterial or viral infection. So the risk assessment tetanus and infection of rabies virus, and then the empirical use of prophylactic antibiotics and tetanus and rabies immunization, are essential in the treatment of dog bites.

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