Clinical Trial: CAT BITE Antibiotic Prophylaxis for the Hand/Forearm (CATBITE)
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Cat Bite
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: CAT BITE Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Durations for the Hand/Forearm (CATBITE): A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blinded, Clinical Trial
Brief Summary:
Cat bites are puncture wounds that have the potential to seed bacteria deep within the joint capsule, periosteum, and bone.The hand is the most common site of bite injuries.Pasteurella multocida is the is the most common organism isolated from the mouths of cats that can cause infections after a bite.Prophylactic antibiotics are often recommended with amoxicillin-clavulanate for 3-5 days to decrease the incidence of developing an infection.However, only one randomized controlled clinical trial consisting of 12…
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