A multicenter study conducted to evaluate initial antimicrobial therapy in cats diagnosed with upper or lower bacterial urinary tract infections at veterinary practices in the U.S. and Canada includes prescription data for 5,724 visits. See Table 1 for the most prescribed antimicrobials or antimicrobial combinations over the three-year study period.
The results indicate targets for intervention and encouraging trends.”
Source: August 22, 2022. Link. Understanding how antimicrobials are used is a key component of antimicrobial stewardship and is required to establish benchmarks, identify areas for improvement, aid in the development of interventions and to evaluate the impact of interventions or other changes.
INSIGHTS: The prescription choices are interesting in the context of situational use, as well as efforts related to antimicrobial stewardship. Significant differences were identified between practice types and countries in antimicrobial drug class prescribing behaviors.