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Latest revision as of 19:39, 11 February 2022
Management
- Tetanus vaccination if indicated
- Antimicrobial prophylaxis:
- Cephalexin 500 mg p.o. qid for 2 days for general punctures, even when grossly contaminated1
- Levofloxacin for plantar puncture
References
- ^ Hamed-Basir Ghafouri, Barzin Bagheri-Behzad, Mohammad-Reza Yasinzadeh, Ehsan Modirian, Dorsa Divsalar, Shervin Farahmand. Prophylactic Antibiotic Therapy in Contaminated Traumatic Wounds: Two Days versus Five Days Treatment. BioImpacts; ISSN 2228-5660. 2012. doi:10.5681/BI.2012.004.
