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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2026

Retrospective cohort study on the development of keratoconjunctivitis sicca in dogs treated with trimethoprim sulfonamide: a VetCompass Australia study.

Laura Y Hardefeldt, Ri Scarborough, Brian Hur

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Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Laura Y HardefeldtAsia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health and National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5780-7567
Ri ScarboroughAsia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health and National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, Australia.
Brian HurAsia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health and National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne Veterinary School, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7098-9254

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Australian Research CouncilAustralian Research Council LE160100026Department of Education and Training, Australian Research Council DE200100030Discovery Early Career Research Award programme DE200100030
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Abstract

backgroundKeratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is a common and important eye disease of dogs and has been associated with the administration of trimethoprim sulfonamide (TMS). HYPOTHESIS/

objectivesDetermine the prevalence of KCS after TMS treatment at a population level and describe risk factors for KCS development. ANIMALS: Dogs evaluated in general veterinary practice in Australia with records in VetCompass Australia between 2012 and 2022.

methodsNatural language processing was used to detect dogs treated with TMS and to detect dogs that subsequently developed KCS. Cox proportional hazards modeling was performed to investigate risk factors such as drug dose, duration of treatment, and patient level characteristics (breed, age, sex).

resultsA total of 2243 dogs were treated with TMS during the study period. Four definitive cases of KCS and an additional 35 cases of possible KCS were detected (prevalence 1.8%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-2.5%). Median duration of TMS treatment was 10 days for both cases (interquartile range [IQR], 7-17 days) and non-cases (IQR, 7-15 days). Median doses were 32 and 33 mg/kg/day for cases and non-cases, respectively. Trimethoprim sulfonamide dose and duration of treatment were not associated with KCS. Some breeds were over-represented and older dogs were more likely to be affected (hazard ratio [HR], 1.076; 95% CI, 1.005-1.152; P = .04). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is rare in dogs treated with TMS.

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antimicrobialcanineophthalmologyveterinary

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PMCPMC12881963

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