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** Penicillin or amoxicillin alone, if only [[Pasteurella]] isolated |
** Penicillin or amoxicillin alone, if only [[Pasteurella]] isolated |
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Revision as of 15:15, 29 October 2019
Microbiology
- Aerobic organisms
- Pasteurella 75%
- Streptococcus 46%
- Staphylococcus 35%
- Neisseria 35%
- Moraxella 35%
- Corynebacterium 28%
- Enterococcus 12%
- Bacillus 11%
- Anaerobic organisms
- Fusobacterium 33%
- Porphyromonas 30%
- Bacteroides 28%
- Prevotella 19%
- Propionibacterium 18%
Management
- First-line treatment: amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
- Alternatives:
- Penicillin or amoxicillin alone, if only Pasteurella isolated
Further Reading
- Microbiology of Animal Bite Wound Infections. Clin Micro Rev. 2011;24(2):231-246. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00041-10
