This module includes two case-based scenarios about judicious antimicrobial drug use when treating common diseases in dairy cattle, including information about the Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA) and extra-label drug use.
Originally written by Spencer Wayne DVM; Peter Davies DVM, PhD; Jeff Bender DVM, MS. Special thanks to reviewers from the University of Minnesota, the National Pork Board, and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.
This module provides a case study reviewing post-weaning scours and antibiotic use in swine. The module will present an outbreak scenario and highlight treatment measures for post-weaning scours as well as proper antimicrobial use and stewardship in veterinary medicine.
Bovine respiratory disease, the most common and costly disease in the beef industry, results from complex interactions between the host, the environment, and potential pathogens. Environmental stressors play a major role in susceptibility to and transmission of disease pathogens. This module describes cost-effective preventive management measures that reduce incidence of the disease and thus the need for antimicrobial treatment.
Veterinarians, as well as other medical practitioners, have long relied on antimicrobial drugs in the treatment of infectious diseases. As antibiotic resistance becomes an issue of increasing concern, it is important for health professionals to be more selective in their use of these drugs.
Many diseases have the potential to predispose dogs to the development of superficial pyoderma. In order to appropriately and successfully use antibiotics in the treatment of canine superficial pyoderma, it is important for veterinarians to be familiar with these potential underlying diseases. This module describes these diseases, as well as sound approaches for judiciously prescribing antimicrobial drugs to treat canine superficial pyoderma, in order to minimize the development of antibiotic resistance.
This submodule provides a case study involving antibiotic use in pocket pets. The module will present an outbreak scenario and highlight the prevalence of antimicrobial use in the pocket pet industry, as well as provide insight into proper antimicrobial use and stewardship in veterinary medicine.
Feline lower urinary tract disease may be caused by a variety of conditions. Although it can be challenging, it is important to distinguish between these conditions so that appropriate treatment is given and antimicrobial drugs are used judiciously.
Judicious use of antimicrobial drugs involves the dual goals of eradicating infection while avoiding development of antimicrobial resistance.
Judicious use of antimicrobial drugs encompasses:
Originally written by Drs. Elizabeth Carr, Carrie Jacobs, Catherine Febvay, Judy Marteniuk, and Paul Bartlett, Michigan State University.
This module provides a case study involving antibiotic use in equine practice, the management of patients diagnosed with antimicrobial drug resistant pathogens, and clinical approaches to enhance antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary medicine.