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September 12, 2024Nigerian Veterinary JournalOpen Access

Awareness of Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Drugs Prescription Pattern in Small Animal Clinical Practice in Ogun State, Nigeria

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AJA.O. JolaosoMAMichael AgbajeOAOlajoju Jokotola Awoyomi

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Overview

Survey reveals widespread empirical prescribing and frequent human antibiotic use in small animal veterinary practice, highlighting urgent needs for antimicrobial stewardship.

Key Points

  • Antimicrobial resistance is widely encountered in small animal practice alongside frequent empirical therapy, reflecting substantial reliance on unconfirmed clinical choices.
  • Approximately 80.8% of surveyed clinicians encountered antimicrobial resistance in small animal cases, with 65.4% relying predominantly on empirical therapy without prior testing.
  • Survey of 52 government veterinarians evaluated prescription patterns and antimicrobial stewardship, highlighting the need to curb off-label human fluoroquinolones use.

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Jolaoso et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e58cb9b6db6435875281b5https://doi.org/10.4314/nvj.v45i1.2
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