Diagnosis | Common Pathogens | Drug(s) of First Choice | Alternative Drug(s) | Comments | Expected Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bites |
Dog/cat: Human: |
Amoxicillin/ |
For severe beta-lactam allergy: |
Only 5% of dog bites become infected, whereas 30-50% of cat bites become infected. Evaluate tetanus vaccine history and administer if indicated Prophylaxis in high risk patients or in high risk bite only: |
Prophylaxis: 5 days Treatment: 10 days |
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 59, Issue 2, 15 July 2014, Pages e10–e52, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu296