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'''Mamallian bites:''' | '''Mamallian bites:''' | ||
*[[Amoxicillin/Clavulanate|Amoxicilin-clavulanate]] 875mg PO BID x 5-7d | *[[Amoxicillin/Clavulanate|Amoxicilin-clavulanate]] 875mg PO BID x 5-7d | ||
*[[Doxycycline]] 100mg daily x 14 days <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 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> | ||
'''Fish bites:''' | '''Fish bites:''' | ||
*Fluoroquinolone (for Vibrio coverage) | *Fluoroquinolone (for Vibrio coverage) | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 31 January 2015
Background
- 5% of untreated dog bites will become infected (similar to rate of non-bite wounds)
- 80% of untreated cat bites will become infected
Indications for Primary Closure of Mammalian Bites
- Consider closure if all of the following are true:
- Not a face or scalp wound
- Repair can occur within 6hr of injury (time dependent upon individual judgment)
- Repair only requires single-layer closure; no devitalized tissue
- No underlying fracture
- No systemic immunocompromising conditions
High-Risk Wounds
- Cat, human, livestock, or monkey bites
- Deep puncture wounds
- Hand or foot wounds
- Bites in immunosuppressed patients
Treatment
Antibiotics
- Consider for high-risk wounds (see above)
Mamallian bites:
- Amoxicilin-clavulanate 875mg PO BID x 5-7d
- Doxycycline 100mg daily x 14 days if penicillin allergic [1]
Fish bites:
- Fluoroquinolone (for Vibrio coverage)
- Rabies immune globulin should be inidividualized
- Indicated for bites from bats, monkeys, skunks, raccoons, foxes. In the U.S. rare for dog and cat bites
See Also
Sources
- ↑ 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.