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 #Bites #Animal #Human #Infections #IDSA #management #treatment #antibiotics #table
