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Dosing equine antimicrobials: Ensuring clinical success and avoiding antimicrobial resistance
Author(s) -
Hardefeldt L. Y.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.13190
Subject(s) - dosing , medicine , antimicrobial , antibiotic resistance , intensive care medicine , antimicrobial drug , antibiotics , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Summary Underdosing of equine antimicrobials is a global issue and may be contributing to antimicrobial resistance in horses. Recent research in Australia has identified that most antimicrobial use in peer‐reviewed literature is at a higher dose than that currently on the label for many common equine antimicrobials in the United States, the UK and Australia. These dosing regimens used are now considered the most appropriate doses to be using in horses and veterinarians treating equine patients should be aware of the contemporary dosing regimens.