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4. “Last-resort” Antibiotics for High-Value Horses
There is no evidence that high-value horses are more
likely to develop multi-drug resistant infections than
any other horse! Use of antibiotics in Watch or Reserve
categories as first-line treatment just because a horse is
worth a lot is not justified!
References and Further Reading
Borg and Carmalt (2013) Postoperative Septic Arthritis After Elective
Equine Arthroscopy Without Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Vet Surg 42
(3) 262-266
Giguere (2017) Treatment of infections caused by Rhodococcus equi
Vet Clin Equine North America 33, 67-85
Hardefeldt et al. (2018) Antimicrobials used for surgical prophylaxis
by equine veterinary practitioners in Australia Equine Vet J 50 (1)
65-72
Hughes et al. (2013) Antimicrobial prescribing practice in UK equine
veterinary practice Equine Vet J 45, 141-145
Rendle and Page (2018) Antimicrobial resistance in companion ani-
mals Equine Vet J 50 (2) 147-152
Sharland et al. (2018) Classifying antibiotics in the WHO Essential
Medicines List – be AWaRe Lancet Infectious Diseases 18, 18-20
Venner et al. (2013) Efficacy of Mass Antimicrobial Treatment of
Foals with Subclinical Pulmonary Abscesses Associated with Rhodo-
coccus equi J Vet Intern Med 27, 171–176
Wald-Dickler and Spellberg (2019) Short Course Antibiotic Therapy
– Replacing Constantine Units with “Shorter is Better” Clin Infec Dis
Epub ahead of print
Weese et al. (2015) ACVIM Consensus Statement on Therapeutic
Antimicrobial Use in Animals and Antimicrobial Resistance J Vet
Intern Med 29, 487-498
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