• 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
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  • 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 Helicobacter Species 78

    83 Hepatozoon Americanum/Canis (Hepatozoonosis) 79

    84 Herpes Virus (Canine) 80

    85 Histoplasma Capsulatum 80

    86 Hyalohyphomycosis (Paecilomyces/Scedosporium) 81

    87 Isospora Species 82

    88 Klebsiella Species 83

    89 Leishmaniosis 84

    90 Leptospira Species 85

    91 Lice 86

    92 Malassezia 87

    93 Microsporidia 88

    94 Mucor Species 89

    95 Mycobacterium Species 90

    96 Mycoplasma Species 91

    97 Myiasis (Maggots) 92

    98 Neospora Caninum 92

    99 Neorickettsia Helminthoeca 93

    100 Nocardia Species 94

    101 Otodectes Cynotis (Otodectic Mange) 95

    102 Papilloma Virus 96

    103 Paragonimus Species (Liver Flukes) 97

    104 Parvovirus 97

    105 Pasteurella Species 98

    106 Poxvirus 99

    107 Proteus Species 100

    108 Prototheca Species 101

    109 Pseudomonas Aeruginosa 102

    110 Pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s Disease) 103

    111 Rabies Virus 104

    112 Rhodococcus Equi 104

    113 Rickettsia Rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) 105

    114 Salmonella Species 106

    115 Sarcoptes Scabiei (Sarcoptic Mange) 107

    116 Serratia Species 108

    117 Shigella Species 109

    118 Sporothrix Species 110

    119 Staphylococcus Species 111

    120 Streptococcus Species 112

    121 Strongyloides Species (Threadworms) 113

    122 Toxocara Canis/Cati 114

    123 Toxoplasma Gondii (Toxoplasmosis) 115

    124 Trichomonas Species 115

    125 Yersinia Pestis (Plaque) 116

    Section D: Antibiotics

    126 Amikacin 118

    127 Amoxicillin 120

    128 Ampicillin 122

    129 Azithromycin 124

    130 Cefadroxil 126

    131 Cefazolin 128

    132 Cefdinir 130

    133 Cefepime 132

    134 Cefotaxime 134

    135 Cefovecin 136

    136 Cefoxitin 138

    137 Cefpodoxime 140

    138 Ceftazidime 142

    139 Ceftiofur 143

    140 Cefuroxime 145

    141 Cephalexin 147

    142 Chloramphenicol 149

    143 Ciprofloxacin 151

    144 Clarithromycin 153

    145 Clavamox 155

    146 Clindamycin 157

    147 Dicloxacillin 159

    148 Doxycycline 161

    149 Enrofloxacin 163

    150 Erythromycin 166

    151 Florfenicol 168

    152 Gentamicin 170

    153 Imipenem and Cilastatin 172

    154 Linezolid 174

    155 Marbofloxacin 176

    156 Meropenem 178

    157 Metronidazole 180

    158 Minocycline 182

    159 Nitrofurantoin 185

    160 Orbifloxacin 187

    161 Oxytetracycline 189

    162 Penicillin 191

    163 Pradofloxacin 193

    164 Rifampin 195

    165 Potentiated Sulfas 197

    166 Timentin 200

    167 Tobramycin 202

    168 Tylosin 204

    169 Unasyn 206

    170 Vancomycin 208

    171 Zosyn 211

    Section E: Antifungal Agents

    172 Amphotericin B 221

    173 Caspofungin 224

    174 Clotrimazole 226

    175 Enilconazole 228

    176 Fluconazole 230

    177 Flucytosine 232

    178 Itraconazole 234

    179 Ketoconazole 237

    180 Posaconazole 239

    181 Terbinafine 241

    182 Voriconazole 243

    Section F: Antiparasitic Agents

    183 Albendazole 247

    184 Atovaquone 249

    185 Fenbendazole 251

    186 Fipronil 253

    187 Imidacloprid 255

    188 Imidocarb Dipropionate 257

    189 Ivermectin 259

    190 Lufenuron 262

    191 Meglumine Antimoniate 263

    192 Melarsomine 265

    193 Miltefosine 268

    194 Milbemycin Oxime 269

    195 Moxidectin 272

    196 Nitazoxanide 274

    197 Nitenpyram 276

    198 Ponazuril (Toltrazuril Sulfone) 278

    199 Praziquantel 280

    200 Primaquine Phosphate 282

    201 Pyrantel Pamoate 283

    202 Ronidazole 285

    203 Selamectin 287

    204 Spinosid 289

    205 Sulfadimethoxine 291

    206 Tinidazole 294

    Section G: Antiviral Agents

    207 Acyclovir 297

    208 Famciclovir 299

    209 Cidofovir 301

    210 Idoxuridine 302

    211 Oseltamivir 304

    212 Vidarabine 306

    213 Zidovudine 307

    Index 310

  • 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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