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.
Humans treated with medicinal leeches after vascular surgery can be at risk for infection from A. veronii, and are commonly given prophylactic antibiotics. The most frequently used antibiotic is ciprofloxacin, but there have been reports of resistant strains leading to infections.