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A field investigation of kennel cough: Efficacy of different treatments
Author(s) -
Thrusfield M. V.,
Aitken C. G. G.,
Muirhead R. H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1991.tb00987.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ampicillin , trimethoprim , amoxicillin , corticosteroid , oxytetracycline , antibiotics , sulfamethoxazole , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The efficacy of antibiotics, corticosteroids and antitussives in the treatment of kennel cough was investigated in clinical cases in the field, using information recorded on questionnaires distributed to a random sample of veterinary practitioners in the United Kingdom. Analysis of the results demonstrated a statistically significant difference in the duration of coughing between treated and untreated dogs when a trimethoprim‐sulphonamide combination, oxytetracycline, ampicillin/amoxycillin, or corticosteroid were administered alone, and when ampicillin/ amoxycillin‐corticosteroid or trimethoprim‐sulphonamide‐corticosteroid combinations were given. The estimated median duration of coughing between treated and untreated animals when a trimethoprim‐sulphonamide combination or ampicillin/amoxycillin were administered alone also differed significantly. The most efficacious drug was trimethoprim‐sulphonamide, administered alone.