IDSA Recommended Therapy for Infections Following Animal or Human Bites

Animal bite

 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate 

 • Ampicillin-sulbactam 

 • Piperacillin-tazobactam 

 • Carbapenems 

 • Doxycycline 

 • Penicillin plus dicloxacillin

 • SMX-TMP 

 • Metronidazole 

 • Clindamycin 

 • Second-generation cephalosporin (Cefuroxime, Cefoxitin)

 • Third-generation cephalosporin (Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime)

 • Fluoroquinolones (Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin)

Human bite

 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate

 • Ampicillin-sulbactam

 • Carbapenems

 • Doxycycline



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