Effects of Diagnostic Work-Up on Medical Decision-Making for Canine Urinary Tract Infection: An Observational Study in Danish Small Animal Practices
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine2018Vol. 32(2), pp. 743–751
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Tina Møller Sørensen, Charlotte Reinhard Bjørnvad, Gloria Córdoba, Peter Damborg, Luca Guardabassi, Volkert Siersma, Lars Bjerrum, Lisbeth Rem Jessen
Abstract
Over-prescription of antibiotics was common among dogs with suspected UTI, regardless of the diagnostic work-up performed. Test inaccuracy under practice conditions and incoherence between diagnostic test results and decision-making both explained inappropriate and unnecessary use of antibiotics.
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