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''Coverage for Pasteurella, Strep, and Staph''
====Cat and Dog Bites====
====Cat and Dog Bites====
*Consider for high-risk wounds (see above)
''Coverage for [[Pasteurella]], [[Strep]], and [[Staph]]''
*'''Consider for high-risk wounds'''
**wounds reaching the level of the muscle/tendon, wounds to the hand<ref>[[EBQ:Antibiotic prophylaxis for mammalian bites]]</ref>, violation of bone or joint capsule, immunocompromised hosts, wounds associated with significant local edema
*[[Amoxicillin/Clavulanate|Amoxicilin-clavulanate]] 875mg PO BID x 5-7 days OR<ref>Griego RD, Rosen T, Orengo IF, Wolf JE. Dog, cat, and human bites: a review. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1995;33:1019–29.</ref>
*[[Amoxicillin/Clavulanate|Amoxicilin-clavulanate]] 875mg PO BID x 5-7 days OR<ref>Griego RD, Rosen T, Orengo IF, Wolf JE. Dog, cat, and human bites: a review. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1995;33:1019–29.</ref>
*[[Doxycycline]] 100mg PO daily x 14 days if penicillin allergic <ref>Talan DA, Citron DM, Abrahamian FM, Moran GJ, Goldstein EJ. Bacteriologic analysis of infected dog and cat bites. Emergency Medicine Animal Bite Infection Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999;340:85–92.</ref>
*[[Doxycycline]] 100mg PO BID x 14 days if penicillin allergic <ref>Talan DA, Citron DM, Abrahamian FM, Moran GJ, Goldstein EJ. Bacteriologic analysis of infected dog and cat bites. Emergency Medicine Animal Bite Infection Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999;340:85–92.</ref>
*[[Clindamycin]] 450mg (5mg/kg) PO q8hrs daily x7 days PLUS
*[[Clindamycin]] 450mg (5mg/kg) PO q8hrs daily x7 days PLUS
**Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO q12hrs x 7 days OR
**[[Ciprofloxacin]] 500mg PO q12hrs x 7 days OR
**TMP/SMX 2DS tabs (5mg/kg) PO q12hrs
**[[TMP/SMX]] 2DS tabs (5mg/kg) PO q12hrs


====Human Bites====
====Human Bites====
''Coverage is polymicrobia: S. aureus, Strep Viridans, Bacteroides, Coagulase-neg Staph, Eikenella, Fusobacterium, Cornebacterium,  Peptostreptococcus''
All human bites should be strongly considered for antibiotic therapy.<ref>[[EBQ:Antibiotic prophylaxis for mammalian bites]]</ref>
*[[Amoxicillin/Clavulanate|Amoxicilin-clavulanate]] 875mg PO BID x 5-7days
 
*[[Clindamycin]] 450mg (5mg/kg) PO q8hrs daily x7 days PLUS
{{Human bite antibiotics}}
**Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO q12hrs x 7 days OR
 
**[[TMP/SMX]] 2DS tabs (5mg/kg) PO q12hrs
====Mammalian Bites Severe Infections====
====Mammalian Bites Severe Infections====
*[[Ampicillin/Sulbactam]] 3g IV (50mg/kg IV) q 6hrs daily OR
*[[Ampicillin/Sulbactam]] 3g IV (50mg/kg IV) q 6hrs daily OR

Latest revision as of 08:20, 16 January 2021

Cat and Dog Bites

Coverage for Pasteurella, Strep, and Staph

  • Consider for high-risk wounds
    • wounds reaching the level of the muscle/tendon, wounds to the hand[1], violation of bone or joint capsule, immunocompromised hosts, wounds associated with significant local edema
  • Amoxicilin-clavulanate 875mg PO BID x 5-7 days OR[2]
  • Doxycycline 100mg PO BID x 14 days if penicillin allergic [3]
  • Clindamycin 450mg (5mg/kg) PO q8hrs daily x7 days PLUS

Human Bites

All human bites should be strongly considered for antibiotic therapy.[4]

Requires polymicrobial coverage for: S. aureus, Strep Viridans, Bacteroides, Coagulase-neg Staph, Eikenella, Fusobacterium, Cornebacterium, peptostreptococus

Mammalian Bites Severe Infections

  1. EBQ:Antibiotic prophylaxis for mammalian bites
  2. Griego RD, Rosen T, Orengo IF, Wolf JE. Dog, cat, and human bites: a review. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1995;33:1019–29.
  3. Talan DA, Citron DM, Abrahamian FM, Moran GJ, Goldstein EJ. Bacteriologic analysis of infected dog and cat bites. Emergency Medicine Animal Bite Infection Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999;340:85–92.
  4. EBQ:Antibiotic prophylaxis for mammalian bites