Antimicrobial stewardship in small animal veterinary practice: from theory to practice

TY - JOUR

T1 - Antimicrobial stewardship in small animal veterinary practice

T2 - from theory to practice

AU - Guardabassi, Luca

AU - Prescott, John F

N1 - Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

PY - 2015/3/1

Y1 - 2015/3/1

N2 - Despite the increasing recognition of the critical role for antimicrobial stewardship in preventing the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria, examples of effective antimicrobial stewardship programs are rare in small animal veterinary practice. This article highlights the basic requirements for establishing stewardship programs at the clinic level. The authors provide suggestions and approaches to overcome constraints and to move from theoretic concepts toward implementation of effective antimicrobial stewardship programs in small animal clinics.

AB - Despite the increasing recognition of the critical role for antimicrobial stewardship in preventing the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria, examples of effective antimicrobial stewardship programs are rare in small animal veterinary practice. This article highlights the basic requirements for establishing stewardship programs at the clinic level. The authors provide suggestions and approaches to overcome constraints and to move from theoretic concepts toward implementation of effective antimicrobial stewardship programs in small animal clinics.

U2 - 10.1016/j.cvsm.2014.11.005

DO - 10.1016/j.cvsm.2014.11.005

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 25721619

SN - 0195-5616

VL - 45

SP - 361

EP - 376

JO - Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

JF - Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

IS - 2

ER -