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At the end of every year, some of us tally – in a retrospective – the most remarkable epidemics, newly recognized pathogens or resistance issues that occupied the headlines in the past 12 months. Here a sneak preview what you are likely to see in the coming December issue of Continue reading Bugs and Outbreaks That Scared Us in 2014
California is getting rid of a time-honored justification for antibiotic use in veterinary medicine [1]. No longer will it be acceptable to prescribe them for ”growth promotion”, but rather only for “prophylaxis”. Just like in humans, so it is argued, does prudent use of antibiotics have a place in prevention, Continue reading Growth Promotion Now Called Prophylaxis – The Logic of Chicks
The cartilage damage caused by fluoroquinolones in juvenile beagle dogs is not subtle: blister formation and erosions occur in a dose-dependent fashion resulting in reversible cartilage damage. These lesions can be seen not just histologically but even macroscopically. The animals are unable to walk as weight-bearing joints are predominantly affected. Continue reading The Futile Quest of Proofing a Negative in the Presence of Overwhelming Absence of Harm