Animal bite

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Dog Bites

Must cover Capnocytophagia canimorsus

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

Must cover Eikonella

Further Reading

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

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