Antibiotic use in equine hospitals - serial point prevalence surveys in six European hospitals.

Antibiotic use in equine hospitals - serial point prevalence surveys in six European hospitals. | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL Equine Veterinary Education This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 25 March 2025 V1 Latest version Share on Antibiotic use in equine hospitals - serial point prevalence surveys in six European hospitals. Authors : Tim Mair 0000-0002-9744-9909 [email protected] , Charlotte Sinclair , Harry Stone , and Imogen Schofield Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.174293283.31824481/v1 Published Equine Veterinary Education Version of record Peer review timeline 352 views 198 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract Background : Monitoring antibiotic use (AMU) is a key component of antimicrobial stewardship. Published AMU data in equine hospitals are limited. Objectives: Document AMU in equine hospitals. Study Design: Repeated point prevalence surveys. Methods: Prospective descriptive study. AMU recorded one day weeky for 12 months in 6 equine hospitals. Results: 1142 horses were prescribed antibiotics among 15031 horses (7.6%) hospitalised on 216 survey days. Commonest breeds were Thoroughbreds/crosses (34.7%) and warmbloods/crosses (22.5%). Median age of adults was 6 years (IQR 10, range 1-28 years) and 8 weeks for foals (IQR 14 weeks, range 1 day-50 weeks). Mean weight of 1127 horses 420kg (range 15-866kg). Commonest indications were complicated wounds (23.6%), gastrointestinal/abdominal disease (19.2%), surgical prophylaxis (15.0%) and simple wounds (11.8%); 81.4% were community-acquired conditions, 14.4% surgical prophylaxis, 3.6% healthcare-acquired. Culture and susceptability performed in 11.4%. The commonest antibiotics prescribed were procaine penicillin (41.8%), gentamicin (41.4%), potentiated sulfonamides (16.5%), oxytetracycline (10.2%), ceftiofur (9.2%) and doxycycline (8.2%). Enrofloxacin prescribed in 59 horses (5.2%) and marbofloxacin in 19 (1.7%). The mean antibiotic dosages (mg/kg) ( + SD) were: procaine penicillin 20.5 ( + 2.8), gentamicin 7.1 ( + 1.0), potentiated sulfonamides 30.4 ( + 3.0), oxytetracycline 5.9 ( + 1.0), ceftiofur 5.2 ( + 1.4), doxycycline 5.9 ( + 1.7), enrofloxacin 6.6 ( + 1.1) and marbofloxacin 3.7 ( + 1.4). Main Limitations: Systemic AMU only. The duration of antimicrobial courses not recorded. Some cases may have been double (or more)-counted if they were in the hospital on >1 survey days. Conclusions: Antimicrobials were prescribed in 7.6% of hospitalised horses. Commonest indications were complicated wounds, gastrointestinal/abdominal disease, surgical prophylaxis and simple wounds. Commonest antibiotics administered were procaine penicillin, gentamicin, potentiated sulfonamides, oxytetracycline, ceftiofur and doxycycline. Critically important antimicrobial use was uncommon. Dose rates were generally appropriate. Supplementary Material File (antimicrobial use in equine hospitals final 23.03.25.docx) Download 70.34 KB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 25 March 2025 Peer review timeline Published Equine Veterinary Education Version of Record 2 Jul 2025 Published Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License. Collection Equine Veterinary Education Keywords antibiotics antimicrobial stewardship antimicrobial use equine hospitals Authors Affiliations Tim Mair 0000-0002-9744-9909 [email protected] CVS Group plc View all articles by this author Charlotte Sinclair CVS Group plc View all articles by this author Harry Stone CVS Group plc View all articles by this author Imogen Schofield CVS Group plc View all articles by this author Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 352 views 198 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Tim Mair, Charlotte Sinclair, Harry Stone, et al. 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