Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Prescribing patterns and comparison of cultureempiric-based selection of meropenem in cats and dogs in a veterinary teaching hospital (2011-2018).
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Cousto, Lillian M et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Studies (Cousto · Canada
Abstract
The utilization of meropenem in a small animal veterinary teaching hospital over a 7-year period was retrospectively analyzed, and culture (CBD)empiric-based decisions (EBD) were compared. Meropenem was infrequently prescribed at a rate of 0.50 prescriptions/1000 admissions in cats and 0.58/1000 in dogs. The most common condition for meropenem prescription in both cats and dogs was septic peritonitis (15/52, 28.8%). Overall 65.4% of meropenem prescriptions were initiated without, or prior to, culture results indicating a need for the drug. Based on retrospective analysis of culture and susceptibility results, only 2.9% of empirical meropenem selections were indicated, while the majority were not indicated (52.9%), or of questionable indication (44.2%).
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