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The Need for a Revision of Fluoroquinolone Breakpoints for Interpretation of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Feline Bacterial Isolates

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agents, enrofloxacin and marbofloxacin, were approved in the United States for cats in 1990 and 2001, respectively. In 2023, revised breakpoints for testing isolates from dogs were published. These canine breakpoints are discordant with the current feline breakpoints.
Mark G. Papich, Lacie A. Gunnett, Marilyn N. Martinez   +2 more
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Background: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection is gaining importance as an important cause of nosocomial pneumonia due to its characteristic inherent resistance to many broad- spectrum antibiotics.
Kiran Chawla, Shashidhar Vishwanath, Ashu Gupta   +2 more
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Concepts, examples and discussion of influencing factors [PDF]

, 2019
Monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial usage in animals is a public health concern and different methods are currently discussed widely in public, science and politics.
Merle, Roswitha, Meyer‐Kühling, Borris   +1 more
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Antibiotic‐mediated immune modulation in periodontitis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the supporting structures of the teeth. Although initiated by dysbiotic microbial communities, its progression is largely driven by the host's uncontrolled inflammatory response. While antibiotics have conventionally been employed in periodontitis therapy for their antimicrobial ...
Lina J. Suárez, R. M. Arce, Camila Pinheiro Furquim, Cristiane Gonçalves, Alpdogan Kantarci, Magda Feres, Nidia C. Castro dos Santos   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gemifloxacin use in the treatment of acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis

International Journal of COPD, 2009
Cristian Jivcu1, Mark Gotfried21Department of Internal Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 2Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USAAbstract: The newest generation of fluoroquinolones have proven ...
Cristian Jivcu, Mark Gotfried
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Feline Ulcerative Keratitis and Corneal Sequestra in a Referral Population and Comparison Between Brachycephalic and Nonbrachycephalic Cats

Veterinary Ophthalmology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of feline ulcerative keratitis (UK) and corneal sequestra (CS) in brachycephalic and nonbrachycephalic breeds. Animals Studied Brachycephalic and nonbrachycephalic cats. Procedures Cats diagnosed with UK or CS (Total, 392; UK, 290; CS, 102), between 2013 and 2022, were included ...
M. Frejlich, G. Payen
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department. [PDF]

, 2008
Pneumonia is a condition that is often treated by emergency physicians. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department and highlights dilemmas in diagnostic testing, use of blood and sputum cultures, hospital ...
Abrahamian, Fredrick M, Moran, Gregory J, Talan, David A   +2 more
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Molecular characterization of fluoroquinolone-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from Shanghai, China [PDF]

, 2012
China is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of fluoroquinolone-resistant (FQ r) Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nevertheless, knowledge on the molecular characterization of the FQ r M.
Deng, G, Fan, X, Lau, R, Lu, H, Qian, X, Shen, Y, Siu, GKH, Wu, W, Xu, Y, Yam, WC, Zhang, W, Zhang, Y, Zhu, C   +12 more
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Mycobacterium avium Infection in a Domestic Shorthair Cat Following Subdermal Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection

Veterinary Ophthalmology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the diagnosis and treatment of a Mycobacterium avium (M. avium) infection in a cat following subdermal hyaluronic acid (HA) filler injection. Animal Studied A five‐year‐old spayed female domestic shorthair cat with chronic inferior lateral entropion and chronic feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS).
Alexandra E. Bergen, Callie Miller, J. Seth Eaton, Lara M. Tomich, Jennifer L. Heyward, Taylor A. Opgenorth   +5 more
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Fluoroquinolone-induced bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon: clinical and sonographic findings

Reumatismo, 2003
The fluoroquinolones are antibiotics widely used in the clinical practice. The concomitant use of corticosteroids and fluoroquinolones in elderly patients is recognised as a risk factor for developing clinically relevant tendon lesions.
E. Filippucci, A. Farina, F. Bartolucci, C. Spallacci, P. Busilacchi, W. Grassi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source