Medically reviewed by Josephine Hessert, DOAs much as humans interact with cats, it can be no surprise that cat bites are ...

even though the bacteria Pasteurella multocida is usually the culprit in both. “Although dog bites occur far more commonly than cat bites, they less commonly become infected” due to the dog ...

Pasteurellosis: The most common bite-associated infection is caused by a bacterium called Pasteurella . Most cats and dogs-even healthy ones-naturally carry this organism in their mouths. When an ...