Open AccessCHEMOTHERAPY AND PROPHYLAXIS OF BACTERIAL KIDNEY DISEASE WITH ERYTHROMYCIN 1
Author(s) -
Groman David B.,
Klontz George W.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of the world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0735-0147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1983.tb00078.x
Subject(s) - biology , erythromycin , antibiotics , kidney disease , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , endocrinology , medicine
In recent years there has been a resurgence of research efforts to develop efficacious methods for the prevention and treatment of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD), a significant systemic bacterial disease of salmonids. This paper reviews these efforts to date with particular emphasis on the use of erythromycin compounds to prevent BKD episodes in North America and Europe. Topics addressed specifically are: the significance of BKD in salmonid fisheries; a historical overview of antibiotic feeding methods used to prevent and/or control BKD; the use of salt and surfactant bath treatments with erythromycin phosphate (E‐PO 4 ); the use of E‐PO 4 , injections of adult salmonids; the use of E‐PO 4 as an egg water hardening agent; and suggestions for future studies.