NEW research out of Cairns Hospital in Far North Queensland has revealed that treatment for crocodile attacks involves much more than just patching up the obvious bite wounds.
The Medical Journal of Australia article said that many bacteria live in the reptiles' mouths and in the mud surrounding their habitat.
The good news is that they can usually be treated successfully with oral antibiotics such as the amoxycillin/clavulanic acid combination or IV piperacillin/tazobactam combination.
Even crocodile handlers need treatment if they are exposed to some elements of the habitat such as vaccine-preventable tetanus, which is also very common in these environments, the authors wrote.
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