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Follow-up

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  • most outpatients with mammal bites should be followed up 24-48 hours after the initial visit
    • features at follow-up that might justify admitting the patient to hospital include any increase in pain, swelling or cellulitis, or possible extension of infection into a joint or bone
      • further debridement may be required if the infection has spread

If a patient is at risk of hepatitis B or C or HIV infection then they should be followed up for at least 3 months.

Reference:

  1. Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (2004);42:65-72.

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