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The swabs taken from the shark will be analyzed to determine the types of bacteria present. �We want to optimize antibiotic therapy for our patients (and) reduce consequential adverse effects by using less antibiotics,� says Unger. According to Dr. Robert Borrego, trauma director at St. Mary�s Medical Center, “The problem that develops from a surgical standpoint is when patients get bitten and they develop infections, they require more surgery, and when the tissue gets infected, if it doesn't respond to the antibiotics, then the only therapy left is to remove the tissue”. (Photo by Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Daily News)
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