Document detail
ID
oai:www.zora.uzh.ch:195918
Topic
Institute of Veterinary Pharmacolo... Department of Farm Animals Department of Small Animals Chair in Veterinary Epidemiology 570 Life sciences biology 630 Agriculture General Veterinary, General Medici...Author
Hubbuch, Alina Peter, Ruth Willi, Barbara Hartnack, Sonja Müntener, Cedric Naegeli, Hanspeter Gerspach, ChristianLangue
engEditor
BioMed Central
Category
Subjects = 05 Vetsuisse Faculty: Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
Year
2021
listing date
10/11/2023
Keywords
guidelines 2016 switzerland veterinaryAbstract
The increasing threat of bacterial resistance promotes the need for antibiotic stewardship programs to foster responsible antimicrobial use.
Therefore, guidelines for prudent use supported by an online stewardship tool (AntibioticScout.ch) were introduced in Switzerland in December 2016.
They recommend (with decreasing preference) a first, second or third line antimicrobial for treatment.
The objective of this study was to evaluate antimicrobial prescriptions for Swiss calves before (2016) and after (2018) the launch of these guidelines.
Cases of calves with pneumonia, diarrhea and otitis from a university hospital and eight private practices in Switzerland were included.
Data on anamnesis, clinical findings, diagnostic work-up and treatment were collected.
Type and percentages [95% confidence interval] of antimicrobial prescriptions were compared between 2016 and 2018.
Hubbuch, Alina,Peter, Ruth,Willi, Barbara,Hartnack, Sonja,Müntener, Cedric,Naegeli, Hanspeter,Gerspach, Christian, 2021, Comparison of antimicrobial prescription patterns in calves in Switzerland before and after the launch of online guidelines for prudent antimicrobial use, BioMed Central
