RT Book, Section
A1 Birenbaum, Dale
A1 Mendiola, Frankie
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105687241
T1 Human and Animal Bites
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-182926-7
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105687241
RD 2024/04/19
AB Wound  infection  is  the  greatest  potential  complication  of  bites.Pasteurella  species  are  common  in  dog  and  cat  bite  wound  infections.Eikenella  corrodens  is  a  common  pathogen  in  human  bite  wounds.Rabies  and  tetanus  prophylaxis  should  be  considered  in  all  animal  bite  wounds.Cat  scratch  disease  due  to  Bartonella  henselae  may  develop  7–12  days  after  a  cat  bite  or  scratch.Bites  wounds  that  are  treated  on  an  outpatient  basis  should  be  reevaluated  in  48  hours.Due  to  the  risk  of  infection,  tissue  adhesives  should  not  be  used  for  wound  closure.