title: Animal bites and infections.
abstract: Animal bites are not a common reason for attendance at a large public hospital casualty department. Victims of bites may more commonly present in general practice. This review of animal bites is adapted from an article in the Alfred Hospital Infectious Diseases Newsletter, which is edited by Dr Denis Spelman, Physician in Bacteriology.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spelman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000209:etiology*