Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use in Small Animal Dermatology Referral Practices in the United States
Domenico Santoro, Emma R Bollig, Jennifer L Granick · 2026
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Description
Domenico Santoro, Emma R Bollig and Jennifer L Granick survey, in 2026, antimicrobial prescribing in specialist skin clinics for dogs and cats in the United States. Skin conditions drive many antibiotic prescriptions in small animal practice, yet referral practice patterns were undocumented. Resistance concerns make such benchmarks valuable.
During August 2023, twenty-two referral practices each enrolled their first 25 patients, giving 550 animals. Antibiotics were prescribed in just over half of cases. Among systemic drugs for dogs, third-generation cephalosporins were the largest group, a broad-spectrum choice guidelines seek to limit. Antiseptics were used even more often. Microscope checks of cells were common, while bacterial culture was rare. The authors see room to favour topical treatments and develop narrow-spectrum options.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Domenico Santoro, Emma R Bollig, Jennifer L Granick |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |