Hostage to history - questioning the duration of systemic antimicrobial therapy for the treatment of canine superficial bacterial folliculitis.

Abstract

Current guidelines for the use of systemic antimicrobials for the treatment of superficial bacterial folliculitis in dogs include the recommendation that the disease be treated for a minimum of 3 weeks and for at least 1 week beyond clinical resolution. With increasing antimicrobial resistance being noted for bacteria involved in this condition, as well as the increased use of evidence-based medicine, this dogma needs to be reevaluated.

• Authors: Candace A Sousa, Jenifer Chatfield, Thomas M File, Sandra N Koch, Daryl B Leu, Anette Loeffler, Klaus Earl Loft, Clarissa Souza, J Scott Weese
• Journal: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (J Am Vet Med Assoc) Vol. 260 Issue 10 Pg. 1153-1156 (05 04 2022) ISSN: 1943-569X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 35507517 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Anti-Infective Agents

Topics

• Dogs
• Animals
• Humans
• Dog Diseases (drug therapy)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Folliculitis (drug therapy, microbiology, veterinary)
• Anti-Infective Agents (therapeutic use)
• Prisoners