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Over 130 disease-causing microbes have been isolated from dog and cat bite wounds.1 Animals’ saliva is also heavily contaminated with bacteria, so a bite may not even be necessary to ... Dog bites often do more outright damage, but only 3 to 18 percent become infected. In contrast, cat bites may appear more trivial,
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www.vetmed.lsu.edu/animal_bites.htm
www.vetmed.lsu.edu/animal_bites.htm
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CONCLUSIONS: Infected dog and cat bites have a complex microbiologic mix that usually includes pasteurella species but may also include many other organisms not routinely identified by clinical microbiology laboratories and not previously recognized as bite-wound pathogens.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/9887159
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If the bite is a puncture wound, it has a greater chance of becoming infected. ... Pets are the most common cause of bites, with dog bites occurring most often. Cat bites may have a higher chance of infection (due to their longer, sharper teeth, which can produce deeper puncture wounds). Stray animals and wild animals,
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www.myoptumhealth.com/portal/ADAM/item/Animal+bites
www.myoptumhealth.com/portal/ADAM/item/Animal+bites
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Pasteurella multicoda is a gram negative aerobe found in more than 50% of cat bite wounds. It typically causes a cellulitis which develops in less than 24 hours and may cause fever and purulent discharge. Osteomyelitis, septic arthritis (esp.
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intmedweb.wfubmc.edu/blurbs/id/catbite.html
intmedweb.wfubmc.edu/blurbs/id/catbite.html
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Information about cat and dogs bites from the American Academy of Family Physicians. ... You have a cat bite. Cat bites often cause infection. You don't need to call your doctor for a cat scratch, unless you think the wound is infected.
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familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/firstaid/...
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/firstaid/bites/203.html
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･ 1 Clean the wound immediately with soap and water, rubbing alcohol, or hydrogen peroxide. ･ 2 Put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding. ･ 3 Hold the wound above your heart if the bite is on your hand or arm. ･ 4 Place a clean bandag...
http://www.ehow.com/how_2360_treat-cat-bite.html
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Cat scratch disease is caused by Bartonella henselae. The disease is spread through contact with an infected cat (a bite or scratch), or contact with cat saliva on broken skin or the white of the eye.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001614.htm
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Cat bites account for 5-15 percent of the total animal bites. Although dog bites are a significant amount of the total injuries (approximately 80-90 percent), roughly half of all cat-bite wounds become infected and require medical assistance.
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www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,635166674,00.html
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Saccharolytic, nonpigmented, anaerobic gram-negative rods isolated from infected dog and cat bite wounds in humans have been poorly characterized, and most are not included in the databases of kits used for anaerobic identification;
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jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/35/2/406
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