A comparative double blind study of amoxycillin/clavulanate vs placebo in the prevention of infection after animal bites
Brakenbury PH;Muwanga C;;
archives of emergency medicine1989Vol. 6pp. -
276
ph1989archivesa
Abstract
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 …