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Veterinary Medicine


Antimicrobial Resistance in Veterinary Medicine 202
Antimicrobial Resistance in Pet Animals

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  • Cite the frequency of antimicrobial use in small animal practice.
  • Describe the classes and types of antimicrobials commonly used in small animal practice.
  • Identify clinical applications where antimicrobial use may be reduced.
  • Explain the association between antimicrobial use and the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance.
  • Recognize the use of bacterial culture with antimicrobial susceptibility testing as an important diagnostic tool to support antimicrobial therapy.
  • Explain how antibiotics are frequently used in the “pocket pet” industry and how the use of antibiotics in pocket pets may select for antimicrobial resistance
  • Describe how animal and human health may both be impacted by antimicrobial resistance.
  • Recognize how veterinarians in agriculture departments work with veterinarians and other health professionals in local, state and federal health departments to investigate and control zoonotic disease
  • Identify how the use of antibiotics may select for the dissemination of gene cassettes conveying resistance to multiple antibiotics
  • Describe how antibiotics are frequently used in the treatment of canine pyoderma, and what factors need to be considered when choosing antibiotic therapy.
  • List the underlying causes of canine pyoderma and possible diagnostic and treatment options.
  • Identify the importance of bacterial culture and susceptibility testing, and effective communication with the client.
  • Explain how animal and human health can both be affected by antibiotic resistance.
  • Identify when to use antibiotics to treat feline lower urinary tract disease.
  • List factors that need to be considered when using antibiotic therapy, such as dose, frequency, and effective monitoring
  • Explain the importance of bacterial culture results in the selection of an antibiotic

Paul Bartlett, DVM

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