Attitudes towards Use of High-Importance Antimicrobials-A Cross-Sectional Study of Australian Veterinarians.

ABSTRACT: The timely implementation of antimicrobial stewardship interventions could delay or prevent the development of higher levels of antimicrobial resistance in the future. In food-producing animals in Australia, high-importance antimicrobials, as rated by the Australian Strategic and Technical Advisory Group (ASTAG), include virginiamycin and third-generation cephalosporins (in individual pigs or cattle). The use of high-importance antimicrobials in companion animals is more widespread and less regulated. There is no national antimicrobial use surveillance system for animals in Australia. Consequently, there is a gap in the knowledge about reasonable use across all sectors of veterinary practice. This study explored attitudes towards the use in veterinary medicine of antimicrobials with high i

SUBMITTER: Sri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9686791 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature