rat bites could warrant antibiotic prophylaxis because they regularly result in rat bite fever, and they create puncture wounds that have a higher risk of infection'. Antibiotic prophylaxis refers ...

From the Laboratories of the Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital of Harvard University and the Department of Bacteriology, Harvard Medical School. Scharles, F. H. — Assistant Physician ...

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Fusospirochetal infections: 5–10million Units/day. Rat-bite fever: 12–15million Units/day for 3–4 weeks. Listeria infections: Neonates: 500,000–1million Units/day. Adults with meningitis ...

From the Laboratories of the Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital of Harvard University and the Department of Bacteriology, Harvard Medical School. Scharles, F. H. — Assistant Physician ...