Minor Plastic Surgery | Antimicrobial Table
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Infection following water exposure: Causes and clinical features Organism Bacteriology Epidemiology Incubation Clinical manifestations Treatment Aeromonas hydrophila Gram-negative rod Fresh and brackish water Incidence increases in warm months May follow alligator, fish, leech, and snake bites Associated with near-drowning 24 to 48 hours Cellulitis, pyoderma, furuncles, necrotizing infection. Generally susceptible to third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins,…