Puncture wound

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Management

  • Tetanus vaccination if indicated
  • Cephalexin as prophylaxis for general punctures
  • Levofloxacin as prophylaxis for plantar puncture

References

  1. ^  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.