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== Dog Bites ==
== Dog Bite ==


* Must cover ''[[Capnocytophagia canimorsus]]''
* Must cover ''[[Capnocytophagia canimorsus]]''

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Dog Bite

Cat Bites

See also cat bite

  • Must cover Pasteurella multocida and Staphylococcus aureus
  • First-line: amox/clav
  • Alternatives:
    • Cefuroxime 500 mg po q12h
    • Doxycycline 100 mg po bid
    • If only Pasteurella is isolated, can treat with penicillin alone

Human Bites

Further Reading

  • Microbiology of Animal Bite Wound Infections. Clin Micro Rev. 2011;24(2):231-246. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00041-10