{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["De Marchi L"],"funding":["University of Pisa"],"pagination":["521"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10854698"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(3)"],"pubmed_abstract":["The use of antimicrobials has greatly contributed to improving animal health. However, their inappropriate use reduces their effectiveness in treating bacterial infections and contributes to the selection of resistance. This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the six-year pattern (2017-2022) of antimicrobial use in cats visiting the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) of the University of Pisa (Italy). The total number of prescribed antimicrobials, the number of animals for which an antimicrobial was prescribed, and the total number of antimicrobial prescriptions showed a significant time trend decrease during the study period, except for the fixed-dose combinations. The most frequently prescribed antimicrobials were amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (Synulox) (39.1%) followed by enrofloxaci"],"journal":["Animals : an open access journal from MDPI"],"pubmed_title":["Six-Year Prescription Pattern of Antimicrobial Use in Cats at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Pisa."],"pmcid":["PMC10854698"],"funding_grant_id":["PRA_2022_80"],"pubmed_authors":["Lippi I","Vernaccini M","Briganti A","Marchetti V","Meucci V","De Marchi L","Intorre L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Six-Year Prescription Pattern of Antimicrobial Use in Cats at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Pisa.","description":"The use of antimicrobials has greatly contributed to improving animal health. However, their inappropriate use reduces their effectiveness in treating bacterial infections and contributes to the selection of resistance. This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the six-year pattern (2017-2022) of antimicrobial use in cats visiting the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) of the University of Pisa (Italy). The total number of prescribed antimicrobials, the number of animals for which an antimicrobial was prescribed, and the total number of antimicrobial prescriptions showed a significant time trend decrease during the study period, except for the fixed-dose combinations. The most frequently prescribed antimicrobials were amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (Synulox) (39.1%) followed by enrofloxaci","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Feb","modification":"2025-04-05T14:51:14.405Z","creation":"2025-04-05T14:51:14.405Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10854698","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38338164"],"doi":["10.3390/ani14030521"]}}