TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Human and Animal Bites A1 - Birenbaum, Dale A1 - Mendiola, Frankie A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e 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. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/03 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105687241 ER -