Paper published: Patterns of antimicrobial agent prescription in a sentinel population of canine and feline veterinary practices in the United Kingdom
Our latest paper entitled 'Patterns of antimicrobial agent prescription in a sentinel population of canine and feline veterinary practices in the United Kingdom' has been published in The Veterinary Journal.
- Antibiotic prescription (AAP) was more frequent in dogs (18.8%) than cats (17.5%)
- Systemic antibiotic prescription appeared to decrease over the two years of the study
- Premises which prescribed antimicrobial agents frequently for dogs also prescribed frequently for cats
- Antiobiotics were most frequently prescribed during pruritus consultations in dogs and trauma consultations in cats
- Clavulanic acid potentiated amoxicillin was the most frequently prescribed antimicrobial agent in dogs
- Cefovecin was the most frequently prescribed antimicrobial agent in cats
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