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. 2004 Apr;50:577–579.

Short report: Ceftriaxone for cat and dog bites. Simple outpatient treatment.

Ross A Pennie 1, Thomas A Szakacs 1, Fiona M Smaill 1, Marek Smieja 1, Deborah Yamamura 1, Barrie McTaggart 1, Andrew McCallum 1
PMCID: PMC2214584  PMID: 15116803

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