Guide to Antimicrobial Use in Animals (eBook)

ABOUT THE EDITORS: Luca Guardabassi is Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark Lars Bogø Jensen is Senior Researcher at the National Food Institute,Technical University of Denmark Hilde Kruse is Deputy Director at the National Veterinary Institute, Norway

Foreword: David Lloyd (Royal Veterinary College).

Preface.

Table of Contents.

List of contributors.

1. Principles of Prudent and Rational Antimicrobial Use in
Animals: Luca Guardabassi (University of Copenhagen) and Hilde
Kruse (National Veterinary Institute Norway).

2. Human Health Risks Associated with Antimicrobial Use in
Animals: Lars B. Jensen (Technical University of Denmark),
Frederick J. Angulo (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
USA), Kåre Mølbak (Statens Serum Institut) and Henrik C.
Wegener (Technical University of Denmark).

3. Antimicrobial Resistance Risk Assessment: Emma Snary
(Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK) and Scott McEwen (University
of Guelph).

4. Clinical Importance of Antimicrobial Drugs in Human Medicine:
Peter Collignon (Australian National University), Patrice Courvalin
(Institut Pasteur) and Awa Aidara-Kane (World Health
Organization).

5. Geographical Differences in Market Availability, Regulation
and Use of Antimicrobial Products: Angelo A. Valois (Australian
Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry), Yuuko
S. Endoh (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF),
Tokyo, Japan), Kornelia Grein (European Medicines Agency) and Linda
Tollefson (US Food and Drug Administration).

6. Strategies to Minimize the Impact of Antimicrobial Treatment
on the Selection of Resistant Bacteria: Peter Lees (Royal
Veterinary College), Ove Svendsen (University of Copenhagen) and
Camilla Wiuff (Health Protection Scotland).

7. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Swine: David G. S. Burch
(Octagon Services Ltd), C. Oliver Duran (Moss Veterinary Partners)
and Frank M. Aarestrup (Technical University of Denmark).

8. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Poultry: Ulrich Loehren
(Lohmann & Co.), Antonia Ricci (Istituto Zooprofilattico
Sperimentale delle Venezie) and Timothy S. Cummings (Mississippi
State University).

9. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Ruminants: Peter D.
Constable (Purdue University), Satu Pyörälä
(University of Helsinki) and Geoffrey W. Smith (North Carolina
State University).

10. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Horses: J. Scott Weese
(University of Guelph), Keith Edward Baptiste (University of
Copenhagen), Viveca Baverud (National Veterinary Institute Sweden)
and Pierre-Louis Toutain (Ecole Nationale
Vétérinaire).

11. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Dogs and Cats: Luca
Guardabassi (University of Copenhagen), G. Houser (University of
Copenhagen), L. A. Frank (University of Tennessee) and M. G. Papich
(North Carolina State University).

12. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Aquaculture: Peter R.
Smith (National University of Ireland, Galway), Alain Le Breton
(Fish Consultant), Tor Einar Horsberg (Norwegian School of
Veterinary Science) and Flavio Corsin (Ministry of Fisheries,
Vietnam).

Acknowledgements