Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Cat scratch fever, also referred to as cat scratch disease (CSD), is a zoonotic ...

Since cat bites are often deep, they pose a risk of infection. Even if there is no infection, they can cause scarring if the ...

A variety of aerobic as well as anaerobic organisms have been isolated from bite wounds, with infection ranging from localized cellulitis to systemic dissemination, leading to severe disease ...

It is primarily transmitted through deep bite wounds from infected cats. Though once considered a death sentence, FIV-positive cats can live long, healthy lives with proper care. Feline Leukemia ...

An animal bite or exposure is defined as having one's skin pierced or abraded by animal teeth or claws, or by coming in contact with animal saliva or tissue on abraded skin, eyes, or mucus membranes.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(2):215-226. As with most mammalian bites, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (augmentin) is a reasonable empiric antibiotic in an ...