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 == Microbiology ==
 * Aerobic organisms
-** [[Pasteurella]]	75%
+** [[Pasteurella]] (75%)
-** [[Streptococcus]]	46%
+** [[Streptococcus]] (46%)
-** Staphylococcus	35%
+** [[Staphylococcus]] (35%)
-** Neisseria	35%
+** [[Neisseria]] (35%)
-** Moraxella	35%
+** [[Moraxella]] (35%)
-** Corynebacterium	28%
+** [[Corynebacterium]] (28%)
-** Enterococcus	12%
+** [[Enterococcus]] (12%)
-** Bacillus	11%
+** [[Bacillus]] (11%)
 * Anaerobic organisms
-** Fusobacterium	33%
+** [[Fusobacterium]] (33%)
-** Porphyromonas	30%
+** [[Porphyromonas]] (30%)
-** Bacteroides	28%
+** [[Bacteroides]] (28%)
-** Prevotella	19%
+** [[Prevotella]] (19%)
-** Propionibacterium	18%
+** [[Propionibacterium]] (18%)
 == Management ==
+* First-line treatment: [[amoxicillin-clavulanic acid]]
-* First-line treatment: amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
 * Alternatives:
-** Penicillin or amoxicillin alone, if only [[Pasteurella]] isolated
+** [[Penicillin]] or [[amoxicillin]] alone, if only [[Pasteurella]] isolated
 == Further Reading ==
 * Microbiology of Animal Bite Wound Infections. ''Clin Micro Rev''. 2011;24(2):231-246. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/CMR.00041-10 10.1128/CMR.00041-10]
 [[Category:Animal exposures]]
-[[Category:Needs cleanup]]