A comparative double blind study of amoxycillin/clavulanate vs placebo in the prevention of infection after animal bites

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The value of prophylactic antibiotics in the treatment of animal bites is uncertain. A prospective double blind stratified trial was performed comparing a broad spectrum antibiotic amoxycillin/clavulanate with placebo in full thickness animal bite wounds in a series of 185 consecutive patients. In w ā€¦
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Authors Brakenbury PH;Muwanga C;;
Journal archives of emergency medicine
Year 1989
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2692580
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE animals humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine adult female male Child Prospective Studies randomized controlled trials as topic Clinical Trial Randomized Controlled Trial Double-Blind Method amoxicillin / therapeutic use* drug therapy combination / therapeutic use bites and stings / complications* dogs wound infection / etiology wound infection / prevention & control* rabbits amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate combination cats wound infection / drug therapy clavulanic acids / therapeutic use* pmid:2692580 pmc1285624 doi:10.1136/emj.6.4.251 p h brakenbury c muwanga ferrets

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