Antimicrobial Prescribing in Dogs and Cats in Australia: Results of the Australasian Infectious Disease Advisory Panel Survey.
Laura Y HardefeldtS HollowayD J TrottM ShipstoneV R BarrsR MalikM BurrowsS ArmstrongG F BrowningM StevensonPublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2017)
Choice of antimicrobials by Australian veterinary practitioners was generally appropriate, with relatively low use of drugs of high importance, except for the empirical use of fluoroquinolones in dogs, particularly for otitis externa and 3rd-generation cephalosporins in cats. Future surveys will determine whether introduction of the 2013 AIDAP therapeutic guidelines has influenced prescribing habits.