Society guideline links: Human bites

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:

●(See "Society guideline links: HIV prevention".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Skin and soft tissue infections".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Minor wound management".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Child abuse and neglect".)

United States

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book − Bite wounds (2021)

●Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections, update (2014)

●Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP): Clinical practice guideline for the medical management of exposures − HIV, HBV, HCV, human bites and sexual assaults (2009)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on human and animal bites – Antimicrobial prescribing (2020)

●Public Health Wales (PHW): Managing human bite injuries − Guidance for health protection teams (2016)