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== Microbiology ==
== Microbiology ==
* Aerobic organisms
* 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
* Anaerobic organisms
** ''[[Fusobacterium]]'' (33%)
** [[Fusobacterium]] (33%)
** ''[[Porphyromonas]]'' (30%)
** [[Porphyromonas]] (30%)
** ''[[Bacteroides]]'' (28%)
** [[Bacteroides]] (28%)
** ''[[Prevotella]]'' (19%)
** [[Prevotella]] (19%)
** ''[[Propionibacterium]]'' (18%)
** [[Propionibacterium]] (18%)


== Management ==
== Management ==
* First-line treatment: amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
* First-line treatment: [[amoxicillin-clavulanic acid]]
* Alternatives:
* Alternatives:
** Penicillin or amoxicillin alone, if only [[Pasteurella]] isolated
** [[Penicillin]] or [[amoxicillin]] alone, if only [[Pasteurella]] isolated


== Further Reading ==
== Further Reading ==

Latest revision as of 16:10, 11 June 2025

Microbiology

Management

Further Reading

  • Microbiology of Animal Bite Wound Infections. Clin Micro Rev. 2011;24(2):231-246. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00041-10