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Reduced antimicrobial prescribing during autogenous staphylococcal bacterin therapy: a retrospective study in dogs with pyoderma
Author(s) -
Wilson Alison,
Allers Natalie,
Lloyd David H,
Bond Ross,
Loeffler Anette
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.105223
Subject(s) - pyoderma , staphylococcus intermedius , medicine , antimicrobial , retrospective cohort study , wilcoxon signed rank test , staphylococcus , dermatology , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , mann–whitney u test , bacteria , genetics
Autogenous staphylococcal bacterins are commonly mentioned as treatment for canine recurrent pyoderma but little is known about their efficacy. This retrospective study describes use and assesses efficacy of an autogenous Staphylococcus (pseud)intermedius bacterin in dogs with pyoderma. Frequency and duration of systemic antimicrobial therapy were compared 12 months before and after starting bacterin (Wilcoxon signed‐rank test) with data extracted from general practice medical histories.