RT Book, Section
A1 Jubbal, Sandeep S.
A1 Pereyra, Florencia
A1 Madoff, Lawrence C.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1159153676
T1 Infectious Complications of Bites
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159153676
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  skin  is  an  essential  component  of  nonspecific  immunity,  protecting  the  host  from  potential  pathogens  in  the  environment.  Breaches  in  this  protective  barrier  thus  represent  a  form  of  immunocompromise  that  predisposes  the  patient  to  infection.  Bites  and  scratches  from  animals  and  humans  allow  the  inoculation  of  microorganisms  past  the  skin’s  protective  barrier  into  deeper,  susceptible  host  tissues.