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This study aims to identify the bacteria responsible for infections from dog and cat bites.

Bacteriologic Analysis of Infected Dog and Cat Bites

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This study aims to identify the bacteria responsible for infections from dog and cat bites.
Conducted in 18 emergency departments with eligible patients meeting infection criteria.
Wound specimens cultured for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria at a research microbiology laboratory.
Compared bacterial isolate yields from reference laboratory and local hospital laboratories.
50 dog bite wounds and 57 cat bite wounds yielded a median of 5 bacterial isolates per culture.
Aerobes and anaerobes were isolated in 56% of wounds; aerobes only in 36%; 7% had no growth.
Pasteurella species were the most frequent isolates, with Pasteurella canis and Past. multocida being the most common.

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Prospective study identifies bacteria involved in dog and cat bite infections, suggesting complex microbiology.

Talan et al. (1999) studied this question.

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