ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2020
Effect of antimicrobial stewardship on antimicrobial prescriptions for selected diseases of dogs in Switzerland.
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- Effectiveness of Cranberry Supplementation for Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Urinary Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: A Systematic Review.Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026Pooled it
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- Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance ofVeterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Behavior-change interventions to improve antimicrobial stewardship in human health, animal health, and livestock agriculture: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Implications of Veterinary Medicine in the comprehension and stewardship of antimicrobial resistance phenomenon. From the origin till nowadays.Veterinary and animal science · 2022Article
- Use of Antimicrobials in a French Veterinary Teaching Hospital: A Retrospective Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Frequency and predisposing factors for canine otitis externa in the UK - a primary veterinary care epidemiological view.Canine medicine and genetics · 2021Article
- Antibiotic Stewardship for Canine and Feline Acute Urinary Tract Infection: An Observational Study in a Small Animal Hospital in Northwest Italy.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance inAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Understanding Antibiotic Use in Companion Animals: A Literature Review Identifying Avenues for Future Efforts.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Review
- Effect of antimicrobial stewardship on antimicrobial prescriptions for selected diseases of dogs in Switzerland.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2020Article
- Effect of institutional antimicrobial stewardship guidelines on prescription of critically important antimicrobials for dogs and cats.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAntimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are important tools to foster prudent antimicrobial use.
objectiveTo evaluate antimicrobial prescriptions by Swiss veterinarians before and after introduction of the online ASP AntibioticScout.ch in December 2016. ANIMALS: Dogs presented to 2 university hospitals and 14 private practices in 2016 or 2018 for acute diarrhea (AD; n = 779), urinary tract infection (UTI; n = 505), respiratory tract infection (RTI; n = 580), or wound infection (WI; n = 341).
methodsRetrospective study. Prescriptions of antimicrobials in 2016 and 2018 were compared and their appropriateness assessed by a justification score.
resultsThe proportion of dogs prescribed antimicrobials decreased significantly between 2016 and 2018 (74% vs 59%; P < .001). The proportion of prescriptions in complete agreement with guidelines increased significantly (48% vs 60%; P < .001) and those in complete disagreement significantly decreased (38% vs 24%; P < .001) during this time. Antimicrobial prescriptions for dogs with AD were significantly correlated with the presence of hemorrhagic diarrhea in both years, but a significantly lower proportion of dogs with hemorrhagic diarrhea were unnecessarily prescribed antimicrobials in 2018 (65% vs 36%; P < .001). In private practices, in 2018 a bacterial etiology of UTI was confirmed in 16% of dogs. Prescriptions for fluoroquinolones significantly decreased (29% vs 14%; P = .002). Prescriptions for antimicrobials decreased significantly in private practices for RTI (54% vs 31%; P < .001).
conclusionAntimicrobials were used more prudently for the examined indications in 2018 compared to 2016. The study highlights the continued need for ASPs in veterinary medicine.
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