Predicting Infection in Acute Traumatic Wounds

Jonathan Miller, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), Eclipse Specialty & Emergency Pet Care, Whippany, New Jersey

ArticleLast Updated January 20212 min readWeb-Exclusive

In the Literature

Hamil LE, Smeak DD, Johnson VA, Dow SW. Pretreatment aerobic bacterial swab cultures to predict infection in acute open traumatic wounds: A prospective clinical study of 64 dogs. Vet Surg. 2020;49(5):914-922.


The Research …

Infection development in wounds is common in veterinary patients. Predicting time of infection occurrence can assist in judicious antibiotic use. This study examined bacterial culture results in dogs with wounds caused by bites or other acute cutaneous trauma. Cultures were taken before and after wound lavage with lactated Ringer’s solution.1

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