Treatment of Human and Animal Bites - Antibiotic Guidelines

1st line Treatment:

 Co-amoxiclav 375mg TDS and Amoxicillin 250mg TDS

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Usual course length is 5 days, although this will depend on response.

Any patients not responding to antibiotic treatment should be discussed with the on-call microbiologist.

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The Full Guideline "Treatment of animal and human bites in the emergency department" is available here.  

Page last edited: 29/10/2008

Caution; the antibiotic doses recommended on this website are intended for adult patients with normal renal and liver function unless otherwise stated. Dosing advice for patients with renal impairment is available here.

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