TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Bite Wound Infections A1 - McWilliams, Lucas A1 - Augustine, Erin M. A1 - Alpern, Elizabeth R. A2 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Kemper, Alex R. A2 - Ratner, Adam J. Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e AB - Animal bites are a common occurrence, with approximately half of all Americans reporting an animal bite at some point in their life. In the United States, nearly all (80–90%) animal bites are by dogs, and therefore national surveillance is largely based on these injuries. Cat (5–10%) and human (2–3%) bites account for most of the rest.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157322762 ER -