Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 274-276 , September 2004

Do mammalian bites require antibiotic prophylaxis?

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PII: S0196-0644(04)00633-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.05.025

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 274-276 , September 2004

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