Dog bite

Microbiology

• Aerobic organisms
  •  Pasteurella (50%), especially Pasteurella canis (26%)
  •  Streptococcus (46%), especially Streptococcus mitis (22%), Streptococcus mutans (12%), and Streptococcus pyogenes (12%)
  •  Staphylococcus (46%), especially Staphylococcus aureus (20%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (18%)
  •  Neisseria (32%), especially Neisseria weaveri (14%) and Neisseria zoodegmatis (10%)
  •  Corynebacterium (12%)
  •  Moraxella (10%)
  •  Enterococcus (10%)
  •  Bacillus (8%)
  • Capnocytophaga canimorsus
• Anaerobic organisms
  •  Fusobacterium (32%), especially Fusobacterium nucleatum (16%)
  •  Porphyromonas (28%), especially Porphyromonas macacae (6%), and Porphyromonas cansulci (6%)
  •  Prevotella (28%), especially Prevotella heparinolytica (14%)
  •  Propionibacterium (20%), especially Propionibacterium acnes (14%)
  •  Bacteroides (18%), especially Bacteroides tectus (14%)
  •  Peptostreptococcus (16%)
• Rare
  • Blastomyces dermatitidis
  • Bartonella henselae
  • Rabies