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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
 == 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]
-* [https://cmr.asm.org/content/24/2/231]
 [[Category:Animal exposures]]
-[[Category:Needs cleanup]]