Prevalence of antibiotic use for dogs and cats in United States veterinary teaching hospitals, August 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Awareness of prescribing practices helps identify opportunities to improve antibiotic use (AU).

Objectives

To estimate AU prevalence in dogs and cats in U.S. veterinary teaching hospitals (VTHs) and identify antibiotic drugs commonly prescribed, indications for use, and evidence of bacterial infection.

Animals

Medical record data were collected from dogs and cats examined at 14 VTHs.

Methods

Data were collected from VTH medical records of dogs and cats examined by primary care, urgent care, emergency and critical care, internal medicine, and surgery services on a single day during August 13-September 3, 2020. Data included signalment; clinical service; inpatient or outpatient status; clinical conditions; diagnostic tests; evidence of bacterial infect

SUBMITTER: Beaudoin AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473043 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature