Background: Animal bites are common worldwide. Due to the plethora of animals, there are
diverse pathogens with specific associated risks and treatment algorithms. It is crucial to …

Dog bites are a significant public health issue. There is no comprehensive study of dog bite
demographics. It was the purpose of this study to perform such an analysis across the US …

Methods We performed a keyword search of PubMed, Scopus, and OVID Medline
databases (January 1980–March 2020) for all published studies focused on dog bite injuries …

Background Hand injuries compose up to 30% of all injuries in emergency care. However,
there is a lack of epidemiological data reflecting patient or accident-related variables, injury …

Background Previous studies have identified risk factors for dog bites in children, but use
data from individual trauma centers, with limited generalizability. This study identifies a …

The human hand is the most exposed part of the body to highest risk for injuries, loss of the
skin integrity, and to the inoculation of bacteria, most commonly Staphylococcus aureus …

Aim To compare characteristics of gender, age, body part and breed in dog bites. Methods
We reviewed 14 956 dog bites (4195 paediatric) reported to the Allegheny County Health …

This article examines the accuracy and rhetoric of reports by human health care
professionals concerning dog bite injuries published in the peer-reviewed medical literature …

Background Although rabies in dog bite patients is preventable through timely initiation of
post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), a number of barriers to achieving PEP exist. This study …

Background The primary objective of this retrospective study was to analyse the
epidemiology and assess the characteristics of all paediatric hand injuries requiring …