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Ophthalmic antimicrobial therapy in the horse
Author(s) -
Matthews A. G.
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.2746/095777308x334266
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial , horse , bioavailability , infectious disease (medical specialty) , intensive care medicine , disease , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , paleontology , biology
Summary Effective antimicrobial therapy of infectious ocular disease in the horse may be difficult to achieve. This paper reviews the routes of delivery, the pharmacokinetics and the bioavailability of the various antimicrobial agents used in the treatment of ocular infection in the horse. The modes of action and the criteria for selection of the common antibacterial, antimycotic and antiviral drugs used are described.