Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine

Description

The Fifth Edition of Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine, the most comprehensive reference available on veterinary antimicrobial drug use, has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the rapid advancements in the field of antimicrobial therapy. Encompassing all aspects of antimicrobial drug use in animals, the book provides detailed coverage of virtually all types of antimicrobials relevant to animal health. Now with a new chapter on antimicrobial therapy in zoo animals, Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine offers a wealth of invaluable information for appropriately prescribing antimicrobial therapies and shaping public policy.

Divided into four sections covering general principles of antimicrobial therapy, classes of antimicrobial agents, special considerations, and antimicrobial drug use in multiple animal species, the text is enhanced by tables, diagrams, and photos. Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine is an essential resource for anyone concerned with the appropriate use of antimicrobial drugs, including veterinary practitioners, students, public health veterinarians, and industry and research scientists.

Features

• Presents a comprehensive reference on veterinary applications for antimicrobial drugs, written by leaders in the field
• Provides a fully up-to-date, current resource on antimicrobial therapy, with updates through the book
• Features a new chapter on antimicrobial therapy in zoological species
• Covers common infectious diseases and appropriate dosages for frequently used antimicrobial agents in many species
• Offers tables, diagrams, and photos to supplement the text

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface

Important Notice

Abbreviations

Section I General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy

1 Antimicrobial Drug Action and Interaction: An Introduction
Steeve Giguère

2 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods and Interpretation of Results
Joseph E. Rubin

3 Antimicrobial Resistance and its Epidemiology
Patrick Boerlin and David G. White

4 Principles of Antimicrobial Drug Bioavailability and Disposition
J.D. Baggot and Steeve Giguère

5 The Pharmacodynamics of Antimicrobial Agents
Marilyn N. Martinez, Pierre-Louis Toutain, and John Turnidge

6 Principles of Antimicrobial Drug Selection and Use
Steeve Giguère

7 Antimicrobial Stewardship in Animals
J. Scott Weese, Stephen W. Page, and John F. Prescott

Section II Classes of Antimicrobial Agents

8 Beta-lactam Antibiotics: Penam Penicillins
John F. Prescott

9 Beta-lactam Antibiotics: Cephalosporins
John F. Prescott

10 Other Beta-lactam Antibiotics: Beta-lactamase Inhibitors, Carbapenems, and Monobactams
John F. Prescott

11 Peptide Antibiotics: Polymyxins, Glycopeptides, Bacitracin, and Fosfomycin
Patricia M. Dowling

12 Lincosamides, Pleuromutilins, and Streptogramins
Steeve Giguère

13 Macrolides, Azalides, and Ketolides
Steeve Giguère

14 Aminoglycosides and Aminocyclitols
Patricia M. Dowling

15 Tetracyclines
Jérôme R.E. del Castillo

16 Chloramphenicol, Thiamphenicol, and Florfenicol
Patricia M. Dowling

17 Sulfonamides, Diaminopyrimidines, and Their Combinations
John F. Prescott

18 Fluoroquinolones
Steeve Giguère and Patricia M. Dowling

19 Miscellaneous Antimicrobials: Ionophores, Nitrofurans, Nitroimidazoles, Rifamycins, and Others Patricia M. Dowling

20 Antifungal Chemotherapy
Steeve Giguère

Section III Special Considerations

21 Prophylactic Use of Antimicrobial Agents, and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy for the Neutropenic Patient
Steeve Giguère

22 Performance Uses of Antimicrobial Agents and Non-antimicrobial Alternatives
Thomas R. Shryock and Stephen W. Page

23 Antimicrobial Therapy of Selected Organ Systems
Patricia M. Dowling

24 Antimicrobial Therapy of Selected Bacterial Infections
Steeve Giguère

25 Antimicrobial Drug Residues in Foods of Animal Origin
Patricia M. Dowling

26 Regulation of Antimicrobial Use in Animals
K. Törneke and C. Boland

Section IV Antimicrobial Drug Use in Selected Animal Species

27 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Horses
Steeve Giguère and Tiago Afonso

28 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Dogs and Cats
Jane E. Sykes

29 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Cattle
M.D. Apley and J.F. Coetzee

30 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Mastitis
Sarah Wagner and Ron Erskine

31 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Sheep and Goats
Chris R. Clark

32 Antimicrobial Drug Use in New World Camelids
C.K. Cebra and M.L. Cebra

33 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Swine
David G.S. Burch

34 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Poultry
Charles L. Hofacre, Jenny A. Fricke, and Tom Inglis

35 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Companion Birds
Keven Flammer

36 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Rabbits, Rodents, and Ferrets
Colette L. Wheler

37 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Reptiles
Ramiro Isaza and Elliott R. Jacobson

38 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Zoological Animals
Ellen Wiedner and Robert P. Hunter

39 Antimicrobial Drug Use in Aquaculture
Renate Reimschuessel, Ron A. Miller, and Charles M. Gieseker

Index

Author Information

Steeve Giguère, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, is Professor of Large Animal Internal Medicine and the Marguerite Hodgson Chair in Equine Studies at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia.

John F. Prescott, MA, VetMB, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario.

Trisha Dowling, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVCP, is Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.