AntibioticScout: Online tool for antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary medicine

Resistances to antimicrobials pose serious public health challenges. This issue concerns both human and veterinary medicine and can only be solved by a multidisciplinary approach. A comprehensive concept is, therefore, being worked out within the StAR (strategy antibiotic resistance) program in orde...

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Published inSchweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde Vol. 158; no. 12; p. 805
Main Authors Peter, R, Müntener, C, Demuth, D, Heim, D, Mevissen, M, Schüpbach-Regula, G, Schuller, S, Stucki, F, Willi, B, Naegeli, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
German
Published Switzerland 01.12.2016
Subjects
Animals
Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Cat Diseases - drug therapy
Cat Diseases - microbiology
Cats
Communicable Diseases - drug therapy
Decision Support Techniques
Dog Diseases - drug therapy
Dog Diseases - microbiology
Dogs
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Horse Diseases - drug therapy
Horse Diseases - microbiology
Horses
Humans
Online Systems
antibiotic resistance
Leitlinien
stewardship
Antibiotikaresistenz
One-Health
Veterinärmedizin
decision support
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Summary:Resistances to antimicrobials pose serious public health challenges. This issue concerns both human and veterinary medicine and can only be solved by a multidisciplinary approach. A comprehensive concept is, therefore, being worked out within the StAR (strategy antibiotic resistance) program in order to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics for humans as well as animals. In this context, the AntibioticScout (www.AntibioticScout. ch) offers a new online tool for the prudent use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine. By involving all stakeholders, the guidelines included in the AntibioticScout will result in a nationwide accepted standard for the treatment of bacterial infections in animals. An additional system for the rapid reporting of cases of suspected lack of efficacy of antimicrobials is integrated to allow early detection of emerging resistance and the immediate launch of risk mitigation measures. A first version of the AntibioticScout for the treatment of dogs, cats and horses is available by the end of 2016. All stakeholders are now invited to contribute to the development of the AntibioticScout decision support.
ISSN:0036-7281
DOI:10.17236/sat00095