Bite wounds and antibiotic prescription among patients presenting to an Australian emergency department

Birdsey, Matthew; Edwards, Gail; Abetz, Jeremy; Jennings, Natasha; Mitra, Biswadev

doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2015.10.007

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“…During the study period, a total of 1,189 people who met the established criteria were identified. A total proportional stratified random sample of 278 patients was calculated using Epi Info, stratified based on the geographical regions of Colombia (Bogotá-Cundinamarca region, Caribbean region, Central region, Pacific region and Eastern-Amazonia-Orinoquía region), with an error of 5%, a confidence level of 95% and an expected frequency of inappropriate antibiotic use of 38% (Birdsey et al, 2016). The electronic medical records of the selected patients were manually reviewed, and a two-month follow-up was performed from the index date.…”

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Use of antibiotics in patients who were attacked by animals that can transmit rabies

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et al. 2022

Zoonoses and Public Health

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Animal bites pose a major public health problem for children and adults worldwide (World Health Organization., 2018) and constitute up to 1% of all visits to emergency departments (Jaindl et al., 2016;Morzycki et al., 2019). The vast majority of bite injuries are caused by dogs and, to a lesser extent, by cats, monkeys, snakes and humans (Medeiros & Saconato, 2001;Williams et al., 2021). It has been estimated that the risk of being bitten by a domestic animal throughout life is approximately 50%, but only between 10% and 50% of injuries are reported to medical services (Pfortmueller et al., 2013).

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confidence: 99%

Use of antibiotics in patients who were attacked by animals that can transmit rabies

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Peña‐Verjan

et al. 2022

Zoonoses and Public Health

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“…6,8 In human medicine, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid is the most common monotherapy for the empirical treatment of dog bite wounds. 10,13,30,32 In our study, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid had 96.2% and 91.3% susceptibility to gram-negative and gram-positive isolates, respectively. Most other studies have shown similar susceptibilities to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid between 85% and 100%.…”

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“…9 A significant association between delayed presentation of greater than 8 h and clinically established infection was also demonstrated in a study investigating mammalian bite wounds in humans. 32 Culture samples taken at presentation of clinically non-infected wounds in dogs do not predict whether a wound will become infected, the infectious organism or the correct antimicrobial therapy. 3,9,12,36 In a polymicrobial infected wound, it is not possible to determine which are the causative species of infection and the nonpathogenic species.…”

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Treatment of moderate grade dog bite wounds using amoxicillin–clavulanic acid with and without enrofloxacin: a randomised non‐inferiority trial

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Background Dog-to-dog bite wounds are a common veterinary emergency presentation: despite this, there is insufficient information to guide veterinarians on appropriate empirical antimicrobial management.Objectives Investigate the effectiveness of amoxicillinclavulanic acid with and without enrofloxacin in the treatment of moderate grade dog bite wounds (DBW). To describe common pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns.Materials and methods In a single-centre parallel group pragmatic trial, 50 dogs presenting with moderate grade DBW were prospectively randomised to receive amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (group A) or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and enrofloxacin (group B). Swabs were taken for culture and susceptibility testing at admission. Stabilisation, wound care and surgical debridement were performed at the discretion of admitting clinicians. The primary outcome was complication due to infection at 10 days, with Bayesian inference used to estimate the difference in proportions between treatment groups.Results Of the 24 dogs in treatment group A, 1 required the addition of enrofloxacin at re-examination. None of the 26 dogs in group B required alteration of antimicrobial coverage. The difference in complication rate due to infection between treatment groups was 4.2%. Twenty-one different organisms were identified: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, Neisseria spp., Pasteurella multocida and P. canis were the most common. Over 90% of gram-negative and gram-positive isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. Ninety-six percent of gram-negative and 86% of gram-positive isolates were susceptible to enrofloxacin. Conclusion and clinical significanceAmoxicillin-clavulanic acid is an appropriate empirical antimicrobial choice for moderate DBW in South East Queensland. Reduced empirical enrofloxacin use will promote antimicrobial stewardship and potentially antimicrobial resistance.

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“…Targeted antibiotic therapy is important to prevent the development of resistance. Improper use of antibiotics is presumably due to the time pressure in medical treatment, a lack of familiarity with guidelines and disagreement with guidelines explained [ 32 ].…”

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Microbiological Characteristics and Surgical Management of Animal-Bite-Related Oral & Maxillofacial Injuries: A Single Center’s Experience

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The objective of the current study is to retrospectively evaluate animal-bite injuries and to gain insight into the epidemiology, accident consequences and treatment concept of these accidents in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Data of patients, who were admitted January 2015 and April 2021, were retrospectively evaluated regarding the patients’ characteristics (age, gender), facial distribution of substance defects/partial amputations, duration of hospitalization, operation treatments and antibiotic treatments. Data of 75 patients were included. Patients were bitten by dogs (n = 69.92%), cats (n = 4) and horses (n = 2). Lower eyelid/cheek complex was the most affected region (n = 37, 32.74%). Most of the patients between 0 and 3 years had to be operated on under general anesthesia (p = 0.011), while most of the adults could be operated on under local anesthesia (p = 0.007). In the age group 0–12 years, 30 patients (68%) were operated on under general anesthesia. Ampicillin/Sulbactam (48%) was the antibiotic most used. Antibiotics were adjusted after wound swabs in case of wound infections or critical wound conditions. This means that resistant antibiotics were stopped, and sensitive antibiotics were used. Structured surgical and antibiotic management of animal-bite wounds in the maxillofacial region is the most important factor for medical care to avoid long-term aesthetic consequences. Public health actions and policies under the leadership of an interdisciplinary committee could improve primary wound management, healing outcome and information status in the general population.

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Bite wounds and antibiotic prescription among patients presenting to an Australian emergency department

Cited by 13 publications

References 10 publications

Use of antibiotics in patients who were attacked by animals that can transmit rabies

Use of antibiotics in patients who were attacked by animals that can transmit rabies

Treatment of moderate grade dog bite wounds using amoxicillin–clavulanic acid with and without enrofloxacin: a randomised non‐inferiority trial

Microbiological Characteristics and Surgical Management of Animal-Bite-Related Oral & Maxillofacial Injuries: A Single Center’s Experience

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