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Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat provides fast access to all the information needed to effectively and responsibly treat infectious disease in dogs and cats, with easy searching by either drug or organism. *Provides fast access to essential information on prescribing antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics, and antivirals *Offers alphabetical searching by either drug or organism *Focuses on clinically relevant information *Covers information on each drug using a common format for ease of use *Presents a reliable quick reference to the correct use of antibiotics in veterinary practice Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat provides fast access to all the information needed to effectively and responsibly treat infectious disease in dogs and cats, with easy searching by either drug or organism. *Provides fast access to essential information on prescribing antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics, and antivirals *Offers alphabetical searching by either drug or organism *Focuses on clinically relevant information *Covers information on each drug using a common format for ease of use *Presents a reliable quick reference to the correct use of antibiotics in veterinary practice
List of contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments x
Section A: Pharmacology Guidelines
1 Understanding Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) 1
2 Static versus Cidal Antibiotics 1
3 In Vitro versus In Vivo Efficacy 2
4 Approaching Infectious Disease Cases 2
5 Why Antibiotics Fail 4
6 Adjusting Doses in Renal Failure 5
7 Pregnancy Risk Categories 6
8 Lactation Guidelines: Penetration of Drugs into Milk 7
9 Safe Writing Skills 7
10 Basic Math Skills 8
Section B: Empiric Therapy Pending Diagnostic Results
11 Arthritis Osteomyelitis 9
12 Bacteremia and Sepsis 10
13 Central Nervous System Infections (Meningitis) 11
14 Endocarditis (Bacterial) 12
15 Intra-Abdominal Infections 13
16 Neonatal Infections 14
17 Infections Associated with Neutropenia 15
18 Otitis Externa and Otitis Media 15
19 Pancreatitis 16
20 Peritonitis and Abscesses 17
21 Pneumonia/Bronchitis 18
22 Prostatitis 19
23 Pyothorax Infections 20
24 Sinus Infections 20
25 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 21
26 Urinary Tract Infections 22
Section C: Therapy of Established Infections
27 Acanthamoeba 25
28 Acinetobacter 26
29 Actinomyces 27
30 Adenovirus (Infectious Canine Hepatitis) 28
31 Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus (Feline Lungworm) 29
32 Anaerobic Species (Bacteroides and Provotella) 30
33 Anaplasma Species 30
34 Ancylostoma Species (Hookworms) 31
35 Ascaris Species (Roundworms) 32
36 Aspergillus Species 33
37 Babesia Species 35
38 Bartonella Species (Cat Scratch Disease) 36
39 Blastomycosis 37
40 Bordetella Bronchiseptica (Kennel Cough) 38
41 Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) 39
42 Brucella (Canine Brucellosis) 40
43 Calicivirus 42
44 Campylobacter Species 43
45 Candida Species 43
46 Canine Influenza Virus (CIV) 44
47 Capillaria Aerophila (Lungworm) 45
48 Cestode Species (Tapeworms) 46
49 Cheyletiella Species (Walking Dandruff) 47
50 Chlamydia Species 48
51 Citrobacter Species 49
52 Clostridium Difficile 50
53 Clostridium Tetani/Botulinum 51
54 Coccidiomycosis 52
55 Corynebacterium Species 53
56 Coxiellosis Species (Q Fever) 54
57 Cryptococcus Species 55
58 Cryptosporidium Species 56
59 Ctenocephalides Species (Fleas) 56
60 Cuterebra Species (Botfly Larvae) 57
61 Cytauxzoon Felis 59
62 Dematiaceous Fungi (Phaeohypomycosis Chromoblastomycosis) 59
63 Demodex Canis/Felis (Red Mange) 60
64 Dermatophytosis 61
65 Dipylidium Caninum (Flea Tapeworm) 62
66 Dirofilaria Immitis (Heartworm) 63
67 Distemper (Canine) 64
68 Ehrlichia Species 65
69 Entamoeba Histolytica 66
70 Enterobacter Species 67
71 Enterococcus 68
72 Erysipelothrix Species 69
73 Escherichia Coli (Enterotoxigenic/Enterohemorrhagic) 70
74 Eschericha Coli (Nonenterohemorrhagic) 71
75 Feline Coronovirus (Feline Infectious Peritonitis: FIP) 72
76 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) 73
77 Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) 74
78 Feline Panleukopenia Virus 75
79 Francisella Tularensis (Tularemia) 75
80 Fusarium Species 76
81 Giardia Species 77
82 Helicob
About the author
Valerie J. Wiebe, Pharm. D, FSVHP, Dip. ICVP, is the Director of Pharmacy at the University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, where she has an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, in Davis, California, USA. She also maintains an adjunct Clinical Professorship at the University of San Francisco, Department of Pharmacy, in San Francisco, California, USA.
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Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat provides fast access to all the information needed to effectively and responsibly treat infectious disease in dogs and cats, with easy searching by either drug or organism.
