Most respondents to the AVMA survey indicated that they would like additional guidance regarding the choice of antimicrobials for various infections (77 %) and the duration of antimicrobial treatment (83 %), yet 88 % were unaware of the existence of
antimicrobial usage guidelines created by veterinary professional associations (FIGURE 1).
It aims to promote prudent
antimicrobial use among companion animal practitioners by contributing a baseline of
antimicrobial usage data to the discussion on how to achieve better concordance with published
guidelines.
Usage patterns were evaluated for concordance with recommendations for
antimicrobial treatment (drug, dosage, frequency, and duration) of UTIs and RTIs published by the Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID).3, 5 Because the primary aim was to evaluate concordance with current first - line treatment guidelines, only episodes in which a single antimicrobial was dispensed were included in
antimicrobial treatment (drug, dosage, frequency, and duration) of UTIs and RTIs published by the
Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID).3, 5 Because the primary aim was to evaluate concordance with current first - line treatment guidelines, only episodes in which a single antimicrobial was dispensed were included in
Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID).3, 5 Because the primary aim was to evaluate concordance with current first - line treatment guidelines, only episodes in which a single antimicrobial was dispensed were included in the
Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID).3, 5 Because the primary aim was to evaluate concordance with current first - line treatment
guidelines, only episodes in which a single antimicrobial was dispensed were included in the
guidelines, only episodes in which a single
antimicrobial was dispensed were included in
antimicrobial was dispensed were included in the analysis.