Infection After a Cat Bite: A Rare Case Report

Overview

Journal Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Specialty Dermatology

Date 2022 Sep 16

PMID 36111182

Authors

Lei Zhang

Yixiong Li

Hao Yang

Yunzhu Mu

Jingjing Jiang

Xi Duan

Affiliations

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Abstract

We describe a 62-year-old woman with a 1-month-old unhealed cat bite wound caused by presenting with persistent infection despite treatment with cefazolin and amoxicillin. This is the first reported case of infection caused by a cat bite. Cat bites are affected by the cat's food microbiome, so clinicians should consider the cat's diet if wounds are not responding as expected to first-line therapy.

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