Prevention

• dog bites ^a
• human bites ^d - remember to cover anaerobes (e.g. co-amoxiclav) 

Why?

• Prophylactic antibiotic administration for dog bite wounds prevents wound infection. ^a

Prophylactic antibiotics for dog-bite wounds reduces wound infection

Patient	Treatment	Comparison	Outcome	CER	NNT (95% CI)
uninfected dog-bite a	prophylactic antibiotics	no antibiotics	infected wound	16%	15 (10 to 35)