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Latest revision as of 16:29, 30 July 2025
| Animal | Pathogens of Concern | Empiric Antimicrobials | Ref |
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| Human | Eikenella | ||
| Dog | Capnocytophaga canimorsus | ||
| Cat | Pasteurella multocida and Staphylococcus aureus | amoxicillin-clavulanic acid; alternatively, cefuroxime or doxycycline | |
| Monkey | Same as human bite, but must also consider herpes B virus (if macaque) and rabies virus, as well as simian foamy virus, simian vacuolating virus 40, and monkeypox virus | ||
| Koala | Lonepinella koalarum | 1 | |
| Pig | Myroides odoratimimus | 2 | |
| Kinkajou | Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans | 3 | |
| Octopus | Pseudomonas oryzihabitans | 4 | |
| Seal | Bisgaardia hudsonensis | 5 | |
| Donkey | Staphylococcus hyicus subsp. hyicus | 6 | |
| Ferret | Mycobacterium chelonae | 7 | |
| Mongoose | Group A Streptococcus | 8 | |
| Iguana | Serratia marcescens | 9 | |
| Tasmanian devil | Pasteurella multocida | 10 |
Further Reading
- Microbiology of Animal Bite Wound Infections. Clin Micro Rev. 2011;24(2):231-246. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00041-10
