Humans treated with medicinal leeches after vascular surgery can be at risk for infection from A. veronii and are commonly placed on prophylactic antibiotics. Most commonly ciprofloxacin is used but there have been reports of resistant strains leading to infection.
The use of medicinal leeches in vascular surgery carries the risk of infection from A. veronii bacteria. To prevent this, doctors often prescribe prophylactic antibiotics, with ciprofloxacin being the most common choice. However, there have been cases where resistant strains of A. veronii have emerged, posing a challenge to treatment.