Many possibilities: Many organisms can result from a gun shot wound. You would need an culture to determine the infective organism in order to select the appropriate antibiotic.
Answered 3/19/2014
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Depends. : Most common would be skin bacteria like staph or strep entering the wound. But if the bowel was struck E. coli or other intestinal bacteria could dominate.
Answered 5/30/2017
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