| Animal | Pathogens of Concern | Empiric Antimicrobials | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Eikonella | ||
| 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
- ↑ Sinclair HA, Chapman P, Omaleki L, Bergh H, Turni C, Blackall P, Papacostas L, Braslins P, Sowden D, Nimmo GR. Identification of Lonepinella sp. in Koala Bite Wound Infections, Queensland, Australia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Jan;25(1):153-156. doi: 10.3201/eid2501.171359. PMID: 30561297; PMCID: PMC6302581.
- ↑ Maraki S, Sarchianaki E, Barbagadakis S. Myroides odoratimimus soft tissue infection in an immunocompetent child following a pig bite: case report and literature review. Braz J Infect Dis. 2012 Jul-Aug;16(4):390-2. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.004. PMID: 22846131.
- ↑ Hadvani T, Dutta A. Hand Cellulitis and Abscess From a Kinkajou Bite: a Case Report and Review of Kinkajou Bites in Humans. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Jul;39(7):e151-e154. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002513. PMID: 31725116.
- ↑ Aigner BA, Ollert M, Seifert F, Ring J, Plötz SG. Pseudomonas oryzihabitans cutaneous ulceration from Octopus vulgaris bite: a case report and review of the literature. Arch Dermatol. 2011 Aug;147(8):963-6. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.83. Epub 2011 Apr 11. PMID: 21482864.
- ↑ Sundeep S, Cleeve V. Isolation of Bisgaardia hudsonensis from a seal bite. Case report and review of the literature on seal finger. J Infect. 2011 Jul;63(1):86-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.04.006. Epub 2011 Apr 27. PMID: 21565407.
- ↑ Osterlund A, Nordlund E. Wound infection caused by Staphylococcus hyicus subspecies hyicus after a donkey bite. Scand J Infect Dis. 1997;29(1):95. doi: 10.3109/00365549709008674. PMID: 9112308.
- ↑ Iyengar KP, Nadkarni JB, Gupta R, Beeching NJ, Ullah I, Loh WY. Mycobacterium chelonae hand infection following ferret bite. Infection. 2013 Feb;41(1):237-41. doi: 10.1007/s15010-012-0309-7. Epub 2012 Aug 29. PMID: 22930069.
- ↑ Tumram NK, Bardale RV, Dixit PG, Deshmukh AY. A fatal mongoose bite. BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Nov 19;2012:bcr0220125766. doi: 10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5766. PMID: 23166164; PMCID: PMC4543268.
- ↑ Grim KD, Doherty C, Rosen T. Serratia marcescens bullous cellulitis after iguana bites. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Jun;62(6):1075-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.07.009. PMID: 20466189.
- ↑ Georghiou PR, Mollee TF, Tilse MH. Pasteurella multocida infection after a Tasmanian devil bite. Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Jun;14(6):1266-7. doi: 10.1093/clinids/14.6.1266. PMID: 1623089.
References
- ^ Holly Angela Sinclair, Paul Chapman, Lida Omaleki, Haakon Bergh, Conny Turni, Patrick Blackall, Lindsey Papacostas, Phillip Braslins, David Sowden, Graeme R. Nimmo. Identification of Lonepinella sp. in Koala Bite Wound Infections, Queensland, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2019;25(1):153-156. doi:10.3201/eid2501.171359.
- ^ Sofia Maraki, Emmanouela Sarchianaki, Sophia Barbagadakis. Myroides odoratimimus soft tissue infection in an immunocompetent child following a pig bite: case report and literature review. The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2012;16(4):390-392. doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.004.
- ^ Teena Hadvani, Ankhi Dutta. Hand Cellulitis and Abscess From a Kinkajou Bite. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2020;39(7):e151-e154. doi:10.1097/inf.0000000000002513.
- ^ Birgit Angela Aigner. Pseudomonas oryzihabitans Cutaneous Ulceration From Octopus vulgaris Bite. Archives of Dermatology. 2011;147(8):963. doi:10.1001/archdermatol.2011.83.
- ^ S. Sundeep, V. Cleeve. Isolation of Bisgaardia hudsonensis from a seal bite. Case report and review of the literature on seal finger. Journal of Infection. 2011;63(1):86-88. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2011.04.006.
- ^ Anders Österlund, Elisabeth Nordlund. Wound Infection Caused by Staphylococcus hyicus subspecies hyicus after a Donkey Bite. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1997;29(1):95-95. doi:10.3109/00365549709008674.
- ^ K. P. Iyengar, J. B. Nadkarni, R. Gupta, N. J. Beeching, I. Ullah, W. Y. Loh. Mycobacterium chelonae hand infection following ferret bite. Infection. 2012;41(1):237-241. doi:10.1007/s15010-012-0309-7.
- ^ N. K. Tumram, R. V. Bardale, P. G. Dixit, A. Y. Deshmukh. A fatal mongoose bite. Case Reports. 2012;2012(nov16 1):bcr0220125766-bcr0220125766. doi:10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5766.
- ^ Kelli Danielle Grim, Christy Doherty, Ted Rosen. Serratia marcescens bullous cellulitis after iguana bites. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2010;62(6):1075-1076. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.07.009.
- ^ P. R. Georghiou, T. F. Mollee, M. H. Tilse. Pasteurella multocida Infection After a Tasmanian Devil Bite. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1992;14(6):1266-1267. doi:10.1093/clinids/14.6.1266.
