What is it about?

A large number of people are bitten by dogs, co-amoxiclav is an effective antibiotic treatment following a dog bite as it covers the most likely polymicrobial aerobic and anaerobic organisms that infect dog bite wounds (Staphylococci, Streptococci and Pasteurella).

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Why is it important?

Pasteurella is the most infective pathogen in a dog bite so effective antibiotic treatment against it is essential to prevent a metastatic infection.

Perspectives

I hope that by writing this article it allows people to understand how the antibiotic co-amoxiclav is an effective first-line and prophylactic oral antibiotic treatment for dog bites. This article explores the normal physiology of human skin including the pathophysiology after sustaining a dog bite. It also examines the pharmacology of co-amoxiclav including critically reviewing the current evidence for the effectiveness of its use in this field. I very much hope that you find this article informative and thought provoking.

Marc Gildas Thomas
Swansea University

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This page is a summary of: Use of co-amoxiclav for the treatment of dog bites, Journal of Paramedic Practice, May 2020, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/jpar.2020.12.5.cpd1.
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