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Ceftiofur use and antimicrobial stewardship in the horse
Clare A Ryan1, Christina D McNeal1, Brenton C Credille2
1Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Abstract:
Equine practitioners require recommendations that support antimicrobial stewardship and avoid generating resistance to medically important antibiotics. This review examines current inadequacies in antimicrobial stewardship standards within the veterinary community, related to antimicrobial categorisation and prescribing practices. Resistance to cephalosporin antibiotics in horses is also described. Properties of cephalosporin antibiotics are outlined and equine-specific studies of ceftiofur, a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with medical importance, are detailed. Readers are provided with recommendations that encourage appropriate use of ceftiofur, citing the evidence available in horses.
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