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Researcher and student: biodiversity, apples, orchards, sustainability, deep ecology, collapsology, GCR and ER. Enjoys cake judging, Druidry, text adventures, letter writing, glaciers, archipelagos, hiking, and the Nordic countries. Elsewhere: Wordshore.
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![Part of the text from an interview, A Koala Bite Wound and Lonepinella Infection, the transcript of which is at:
https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/media/pdf/EID_1-19_Lonepinella.pdf
[Holly Sinclair] Yeah, so as with any bite from an animal, or even a human, there’s bacteria within that oral cavity or saliva of the biter can be transferred to the skin. And with a break in that skin defense barrier, that can then lead to infection. The bacteria that causes the infection will depend on what organisms are present within the animal’s mouth. And this is really the fascinating part of these cases. So, initially, the koala bite would start off with a puncture site, and then develop erythema, or redness, and a purulent discharge within days, if not treated. And some of these patients did not improve with oral antibiotics and did require surgical drainage for the infection. Yes, each patient was seen in hospital for intravenous antibiotics and surgical management. Yep.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cguplu4bxdixvwiafjiielnp/bafkreighe4v6usavcx73fqtjupk3bubmljillfa2ftmbgpduzrd2vvjmxm@jpeg)
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