See Actions for additional management: Cat bite wounds Moderate or severe bite wounds (especially if
A meta-analysis of 8 randomized studies on dog bites showed that the cumulative infection rate after a dog bite was 16% and preemptive antibiotic therapy
Turns out, the risk of infection is deemed so high with animal bites that not only are prophylactic antibiotics prescribed as a matter of course, but the doctor was
Bites and maulings by dogs, sometimes fatal, are a worldwide problem and particularly affect children
The bite is on the head of a small child (go to A&E)
Antibiotic treatment following a tick bite is not recommended