Factors associated with antimicrobial drug prescription in dogs receiving outpatient care at a veterinary teaching hospital

Kristen Thane; Manlik Kwong; Ian M. DeStefano; Benjamin Sweigart; Kirthana Beaulac; Shira Doron; Claire L. Fellman

doi:10.1093/jvimsj/aalag043

March 1, 2026Journal of Veterinary Internal MedicineOpen Access

Factors associated with antimicrobial drug prescription in dogs receiving outpatient care at a veterinary teaching hospital

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Key Points

The aim is to evaluate factors influencing antimicrobial drug prescriptions for outpatient dogs at a veterinary teaching hospital.
Evaluated prescribing practices
Analyzed antibiotic use trends
Assessed facility-level monitoring strategies
Identified variations in antimicrobial prescriptions
Established the need for normalized benchmarks
Supported One Health stewardship efforts

Implication

Evaluation uncovers prescribing practices in companion animals, suggesting improvements for antimicrobial stewardship.

Abstract

This evaluation of companion animal prescribing practices supports facility-level monitoring and development of normalized antimicrobial use benchmarks and One Health antimicrobial stewardship efforts.

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Thane et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Factors associated with antimicrobial drug prescription in dogs receiving outpatient care at a veterinary teaching hospital

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