TABLE 4.
Antimicrobial frequency and duration of administration prescribed to treat 1526 dog bite events which presented for treatment between 1999 and 2019
| Antimicrobial | Frequency (dose per day) | Duration (d) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Minimum | Maximum | Median | Minimum | Maximum | |
| Amoxicillin‐clavulanic acid parenteral (SC) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Amoxicillin‐clavulanic acid oral tablets | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 56 |
| Amoxicillin‐clavulanic acid oral liquid | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8.5 | 3 | 30 |
| Cefazolin (IV) | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Cephalexin oral tablets | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| Convenia (SC) | 1 | 1 | 2 a | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Fluoroquinolone parenteral (SC, IV) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Fluoroquinolone oral | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
a
Two doses 14 days apart.