Serious human and animal infections caused by bacteria are usually treated with beta-lactams. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) constitute the most clinically and economically important enzymes that are able to hydrolyze and inactivate beta-lactam antibiotics in veterinary medicine. The spread of ESBLs represents a serious threat to healthcare systems, drastically undermining therapeuti...

In both human and veterinary medicine, it has been shown that flooding the market with different generics and/or 'me-too' branded drugs has increased overall antibiotic consumption correlating with the emergence and spread of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Another possible undesirable consequence of the promotion of generics is the promotion of an economic incentive that encourages the us...

b Strep. agalactiae is easily cured by approved antibiotic infusion products. b Therapy of Staph. aureus mastitis greatly improves with extended or combination therapy. b Extra-label treatment requires a valid veterinary/patient/client relationship. b Oxytocin is effective in alleviating clinical symptoms of coliform mastitis. b Antibiotics are more effective against Gram-positive than Gram-neg...

We report the draft genome sequence of Microbacterium sp. strain C448, isolated from agricultural soil with a decade of exposure to veterinary antibiotics on the basis of using sulfamethazine and other antibiotics as the sole sources of carbon. The genome sequence revealed that strain C448 harbors several antibiotic resistance genes, including sulI.

1. Prednisolone is a synthetic glucocorticosteroid. In veterinary medicine, prednisolone (as the free alcohol) is included as an ingredient in a number of antibiotic preparations, which are indicated for intramammary administration for the treatment of bovine mastitis. The usual dose corresponds to 10 mg prednisolone per infected quarter. Treatment may be repeated at 12-hour intervals for a max...

Antibiotic-resistant staphylococci of the same bacteriophage type were isolated from the external nares of asymptomatic domestic animals and from human beings during an epidemic of staphylococcal disease in veterinary students. Not all of the infections could be attributed to person-to-person contact; spread could be explained also by transmission of staphylococci from animals.

Mastitis causes huge economic losses to dairy farmers worldwide, which largely negatively affects the quality and quantity of milk. decreases overall milk production, degrades quality, increases because being discarded, production costs due higher treatment labour premature culling. This review article discusses mastitis with respect its clinical epidemiology, pathogens involved, losses, basic ...

Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is affected by the type of antibiotics used and how they are handled. The types of antibiotics used by 110 pig farms in the Ashanti region and the handling practices of the farmers during disease management were assessed. Injectable tetracycline, sulphadimidine, benzylpenicillin, and dihydrostreptomycin containing antibiotics were overly used by the farmers esp...