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ArticleUnfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)2024

[Trauma surgical relevance of bite injuries by animals and humans].

Katharina Estel, Catharina Scheuermann-Poley, Ole Goertz, Jennifer Urban, Kristina Landscheidt, Werner Wenzel, Christian Willy

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Article in Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Bite injuries at a level 1 trauma center in Germany.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Katharina EstelKlinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Septisch-Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin, 10115, Berlin, Deutschland.
Catharina Scheuermann-PoleyKlinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Septisch-Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin, 10115, Berlin, Deutschland.
Ole GoertzKlinik für Plastische, Rekonstruktive & Ästhetische Chirurgie, Handchirurgie, Martin Luther Krankenhaus und Evangelische Elisabeth Klinik Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
Jennifer UrbanKlinik für Plastische, Rekonstruktive & Ästhetische Chirurgie, Handchirurgie, Martin Luther Krankenhaus und Evangelische Elisabeth Klinik Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
Kristina LandscheidtKlinik für Plastische, Rekonstruktive & Ästhetische Chirurgie, Handchirurgie, Martin Luther Krankenhaus und Evangelische Elisabeth Klinik Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
Werner WenzelKlinik für Mikrobiologie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
Christian WillyKlinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Septisch-Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin, 10115, Berlin, Deutschland. christianwilly@bundeswehr.org.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bite injuries require differentiated treatment due to the deeply inoculated polymicrobial pathogen spectrum, possible concomitant injuries and pronounced soft tissue damage. Dog bites are the most common bite injuries but are less complicated to heal than human and cat bites. The location of the bite greatly depends on the age and the size of the bite victim as well as the type of bite perpetrator. In every case detection of the pathogen should be carried out to provide the best possible adapted treatment in the event of an exacerbation. The primary antibiotic treatment should be empirical with amoxicillin + clavulanic acid or ampicillin + sulbactam and, if necessary, adjusted according to the antibiogram. Depending on the findings, surgical treatment includes excision of the bite canal and a customized wound debridement. It is important to check the vaccination status of those involved and if indicated, to carry out postexposure prophylaxis for tetanus and rabies.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBites and StingsBites, HumanAnimalsCatsDebridementDogsHumansWound InfectionAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic therapyDebridementPostexposure prophylaxisWound infectionWounds

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PMID38884780
PMCPMC11219443

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