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- Epidemiology: Cat bites and scratches result in infection in >50% of cases.
- Bacteriology (Table 27-1): includes organisms similar to those involved in dog bites. Pasteurella multocida and Bartonella henselae (the agent of cat-scratch disease) are important cat-associated pathogens.
- Clinical features:P. multocida infections can cause rapidly advancing inflammation and purulent discharge within a few hours after the bite. Because of deep tissue penetration by narrow, sharp feline incisors, cat bites are more likely than dog bites to cause septic arthritis or osteomyelitis.
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