Cat bite injuries to the hand and forearm: the impact of antibiotic treatment on microbiological findings and clinical outcome

CONCLUSIONS: Our data do not suggest that early antibiotic administration or delayed surgical treatment affects the outcome of the microbiological workup following cat bite injuries to the hand and forearm. The microbiological outcome did not affect the complication rate, treatment time, and total treatment costs.PMID:38546860 | DOI:10.1007/s00402-024-05277-7

Source: Hand Surgery - March 28, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Sebastian Wangler Miriam Elias Linus Schoepke Dominique N Merky Rahel Meier Esther V ögelin Source Type: research