Characteristics and factors associated with post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) treatment of dog and catbites among left-behind children: a cross-sectional study in two cities of China. Animal injury is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Dog bites account for tens of millions of injuries annually and the highest risk is among children. However, children may not receive postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) treatment timely and appropriately after rabies exposure. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics and factors associated with PEP treatment of dog and catbites among left-behind children. A cross-sectional study using questionnaire was conducted in primary and high schools. Shenzhen and Shantou cities, Guangdong Province, China. A total of 9380 participants were
Omadacycline: comparative in vitro activity against dog and catbite wound isolates. Omadacycline was tested against 125 isolates recovered from infected cat and dog bites in humans. Its activity was similar to that of other compounds in the tetracycline class, and it was active against strains exhibiting tetracycline resistance. Against anaerobic isolates, resistance to tetracyclines
An unusual causative pathogen of sepsis after a catbite: Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens. A 40-year-old woman with a history of liver cirrhosis presented with septic shock caused by an Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens bacteraemia after a catbite. A. succiniciproducens sepsis can develop after a cat or dog bite, especially in immunocompromised hosts, or might occur after translocation
Sepsis by Pasteurella multocida in an Elderly Immunocompetent Patient after a CatBite colonizes animal scratches and bites. This bacterium was described to cause sepsis or endocarditis mainly in immunocompromised patients. We report the case of a 92-year-old woman presenting at the Emergency Department with coma and fever a week after the bite of her cat. The catbite was misdiagnosed with coma and fever after a catbite was presented. The transmission of pathogens from pets has to be carefully considered as an important route of infection in immunocompetent patients.
Group A Streptococci-Associated Necrotizing Fasciitis following CatBite in an Immunocompromised Patient Necrotizing soft tissue infections are characterized clinically by fulminant tissue destruction, systemic signs of toxicity, and high mortality. Accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment must include early surgical intervention and antibiotic therapy. Mortality rate is very high and could be even higher in an immunocompromised host. We present a 57-year-old female with history of rheumatoid arthritis on oral corticosteroid and methotrexate therapy with painful swelling of the left hand following a catbite that was diagnosed as having group A streptococcus pyogenes-associated necrotizing fasciitis. Treatment with ampicillin-sulbactam, Clindamycin, and surgical debridement was performed
Sepsis Caused by Newly Identified Capnocytophaga canis Following CatBites: C. canis Is the Third Candidate along with C. canimorsus and C. cynodegmi Causing Zoonotic Infection Sepsis caused by a Capnocytophaga canis infection has only been rarely reported. A 67-year-old female with a past medical history of splenectomy was admitted to our hospital with fever and general malaise. She had been
Cat-bite-induced Francisella tularensis infection with a false-positive serological reaction for Bartonella quintana Tularaemia is caused by infection with transmitted via direct contact with an infected hare carcass or indirectly through the bites of vectors, but may be cat-bite-associated as well. Medical history and reliable diagnostic analysis are important in order to differentiate it from other cat-associated infections, e.g. spp. A healthy 56-year-old man was examined because of a cat-bite-associated ulceroglandular wound on his right thumb. Nineteen days after the catbite occurred, a serology test was positive for anti-, but negative for anti-. Since infections are rare in Sweden, another serology test was analysed 2 weeks later with a positive result for anti-. The patient
A CAT-BITE WOUND INFECTED WITH VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS FOLLOWING USE OF SEA CUCUMBER OIL. Vibrio alginolyticus is a halophilic gram-negative marine pathogen. Themodes of transmission are mainly via direct contact with seawater and indirectcontact through marine creatures. We report here a 28-year-old accountant diagnosedwith right leg abscess after being bitten and scratched by a stray cat
Deadly case of Pasteurella multocida aortitis and mycotic aneurysm following a catbite Animal bites are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED). Aortitis leading to mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare and potentially deadly complication of Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) following an animal bite. We present the case of a 68-year-old male who presented to the ED after falling at home. He complained of weakness and abdominal pain. He was in septic shock and was treated empirically with broad-spectrum antibiotics and intravenous fluids. He reported previous antibiotic treatment of a cellulitis secondary to a catbite injury to his right thumb four weeks prior. Abdominal ultrasound and subsequent computed tomography scan revealed a leaking mycotic abdominal aneurysm
Whole genome sequencing identifies a novel species of the genus Capnocytophaga isolated from dog and catbite wounds in humans C. canimorsus and C. cynodegmi are dog and cat commensals which can be transmitted to humans via bites or scratches and can cause sepsis, meningitis, endocarditis, and eye- or wound infections. Recently an additional Capnocytophaga species was identified as part
CATBITE Antibiotic Prophylaxis for the Hand/Forearm (CATBITE) Catbites are puncture wounds that have the potential to seed bacteria deep within the joint capsule, periosteum, and bone. The hand is the most common site of bite injuries. Pasteurella multocida is the is the most common organism isolated from the mouths of cats that can cause infections after a bite. Prophylactic antibiotics antibiotics and a placebo control for catbites to the hand/forearm presenting to the Emergency Department, Urgent Care, Plastic Surgery Clinic using a randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Participants presenting to the University of Missouri Hospital Emergency Department, Missouri University (MU) Healthcare Urgent Care, Plastic Surgery Clinic over the next year will be offered the chance
Catbite infections of the hand: assessment of morbidity and predictors of severe infection. To assess the overall morbidity of catbites to the hand and identify risk factors for hospitalization after such an injury. All patients recently treated at our institution for catbite injuries to the hand were retrospectively reviewed. We identified 193 patients in a 3-year period between January 1 , 2009, and December 31, 2011. Patient demographics, medical history, physical examination findings, laboratory values, and long-term follow-up data were collected. Univariate and multivariate statistical regression were used to analyze the data. Thirty percent (n = 57) of patients with catbites to the hand were hospitalized. The average length of stay for these patients was 3.2 days
responsible for the majority of infections are B henselae, B quintana, and B bacilliformis.Some species are worldwide in distribution (B henselae), whereas others are geographically localised (B bacilliformis).Bartonella species are transmitted from an infected natural host to the susceptible human host either by direct contact (catbite or scratch for B henselae) or via an insect vector (body lice for B
circulation or or • is in a person at risk of a serious wound infection because of a comorbidity (such as diabetes, immunosuppression, asplenia or decompensated liver disease). CatbitesCatbites 1.1.7 Do not offer antibiotic prophylaxis to people with a catbite that has not broken the skin. 1.1.8 Offer antibiotic prophylaxis (see the recommendations on choice of antibiotic) to people with a catbite that has broken the skin and drawn blood. 1.1.9 Consider antibiotic prophylaxis for people with a catbite that has broken the skin but not drawn blood if the wound could be deep. Bites from a dog or other traditional pet (excluding catbites) Bites from a dog or other traditional pet (excluding catbites) 1.1.10 Do not offer antibiotic prophylaxis to people with a bite from a dog or other traditional
usually comprise crush injuries, lacerations and abrasions. Catbite injuries are usually a puncture wound that could seem minimal at the skin surface but can penetrate deeper layers including into joints1. Catbites tend to have a higher incidence of infection due to tissue penetration in puncture wounds, and the microbes of the cat oral cavity21 Psychological trauma, including post-traumatic , the environment or the host skin flora1. Different mammalian species have characteristic oral flora, but all infections caused by mammalian bites should be considered to be polymicrobial1. The chance of a bite site being infected varies by species – human and catbites are the more likely to be infected 1,6. • Predominantly cats and dogs: o Pasteurella sp. should be considered in rapidly
reported in North America as well as Central America and the Caribbean. Roughly similar numbers of cases were reported in males and females. The age of cases was wide ranging, with most cases typically presenting in individuals between the ages of 30 and 50 years, though cases as young as 2 days and as old as 92 years were identified. The majority of zoonotic transmission occurred in Brazil from catbites and scratches, or direct contact with their infected lesions. Zoonotic transmission from dogs and other wild animals were reported, but less frequently than from cats, and transmission from soil also occurred. With regards to clinical presentation, most cases had the lymphocutaneous form, followed by fixed cutaneous. Where outcome data was available, the vast majority of cases were reportedly