The course is frequently self-limited. Antibiotic therapy may be helpful. Dog bites commonly transmit S. viridans, P. multocida, S. aureus, E. correndens, Bacteroides spp. They less frequently become infected than cat bites although the same general precautions and reccomendations apply. Augmentin is first line therapy.
Antibiotics are effective.
Humans Bites frequently become infected with complications as noted in other mammalian bites. Common organisms include S. viridans, S. epidermidis, corynebacterium, S. aureus, eikenella, bacteroides, and peptostrep. Augmentin is first line therapy. Primates Simian Herpes B virus especially is found in rhesus monkeys. Produces lymphangitis, fever, confusion, and respiratory paralysis.