Article: Antimicrobial Prescription Behavior in Equine Asthma Cases: An International Survey.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
2024 Volume 14, Issue 3
Abstract: Equine asthma is considered a non-infectious respiratory disease characterized by inflammation and hypersensitivity. Given the importance of antimicrobial stewardship, an international survey was designed to investigate the use of antimicrobials in ... ...
Abstract | Equine asthma is considered a non-infectious respiratory disease characterized by inflammation and hypersensitivity. Given the importance of antimicrobial stewardship, an international survey was designed to investigate the use of antimicrobials in asthmatic horses and the factors influencing prescription behavior. An online survey was distributed in six languages by international mailing lists and social media from December 2020 to January 2022. Of the 434 responses recorded, 249 veterinarians working in 25 countries finished the survey. These included 79 ECEIM/ACVIM diplomats. A total of 204 respondents confirmed national regulations concerning antimicrobial use in their country. Knowledge of the asthma definitions as presented in the revised ACVIM consensus statement was greater in veterinarians treating over 95% of equine patients compared to veterinarians treating more species, based on 10 questions (answers consistent with the consensus statement in 7 (IQR 5-9) and 4 (IQR 3-6) questions, respectively, ( |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-01-30 |
Publishing country | Switzerland |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2606558-7 |
ISSN | 2076-2615 |
ISSN | 2076-2615 |
DOI | 10.3390/ani14030457 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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