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Practice Guideline
. 2017 Mar;31(2):279-294.
doi: 10.1111/jvim.14627. Epub 2017 Feb 10.

Antimicrobial use Guidelines for Treatment of Respiratory Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases

M R Lappin  1 , J Blondeau  2 , D Boothe  3 , E B Breitschwerdt  4 , L Guardabassi  5 , D H Lloyd  6 , M G Papich  4 , S C Rankin  7 , J E Sykes  8 , J Turnidge  9 , J S Weese  10
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Antimicrobial use Guidelines for Treatment of Respiratory Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases

M R Lappin et al. J Vet Intern Med. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

Respiratory tract disease can be associated with primary or secondary bacterial infections in dogs and cats and is a common reason for use and potential misuse, improper use, and overuse of antimicrobials. There is a lack of comprehensive treatment guidelines such as those that are available for human medicine. Accordingly, the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases convened a Working Group of clinical microbiologists, pharmacologists, and internists to share experiences, examine scientific data, review clinical trials, and develop these guidelines to assist veterinarians in making antimicrobial treatment choices for use in the management of bacterial respiratory diseases in dogs and cats.

Keywords: Bronchitis; Pneumonia; Pyothorax; Rhinitis.

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