Human bites. A study at Kenyatta National Hospital

Abstract

A prospective study was done on sixty two patients at Kenyatta National Hospital casualty department and followed up in Plastic Surgery outpatient clinic between 3rd December, 1984 and 1st February ,1985. A report: is given on incidence, sex and ages of victims and assailants sites of bite, type of wounds, duration

of victims took to repOI-t to hospital, causes of bite, relationship of victims to assailants, morbidity, complications and bacteriology including sensitivity pattern of organisms. Treatment was asl0 outlined.