Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Billings Clinic

Canine Bite Wounds

Preferred Empiric Treatment

Amoxicillin-Clavulanate

OR

Ampicillin-Sulbactam

Alternate Empiric Treatment

Clindamycin

PLUS

Ciprofloxacin

OR

Clindamycin

PLUS

TMP/SMX

Common Organisms

Pasturella canis

Polymicrobial - Aerobic and Anaerobic Organisms