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9 Αυγ 2024 · Bacterial pneumonia is a common cause of pulmonary parenchymal disease in dogs and, to a lesser extent, cats. The gold standard for guiding antimicrobial therapy is airway sampling (e.g., by endotracheal wash) to collect specimens for cytology and culture/sensitivity.
10 Φεβ 2017 · While hospitalized, parenteral antimicrobial treatment is generally recommended by the Working Group for the treatment of animals with pneumonia, regardless of the severity of disease. Once the animal is discharged, treatment can be continued by means of the oral route.
1 Αυγ 2009 · In most patients with pneumonia, antibiotic therapy should be considered part of an overall management scheme, rather than the only treatment. Since resolution of pneumonia largely depends on clearance of secretions from the airway via the cough reflex and the mucociliary escalator, measures must be taken to ensure that the secretions are ...
15 Νοε 2004 · The goal is to get the patient stable enough for home treatment as several weeks are needed to fully clear pneumonia. When the patient is eating well, he may be discharged with antibiotic pills, a regimen of physical therapy, and a schedule for re-check radiographs (usually weekly).
1 Αυγ 2009 · First-line antibiotic therapy for dogs with pneumonia The initial antibiotic choice should provide broad-spectrum coverage for the most likely organisms, bearing in mind the possibility of polymicrobial infection.
5 Δεκ 2019 · Viral infection followed by bacterial invasion is common in young dogs, whereas aspiration pneumonia and foreign body pneumonia seem to be more common in older dogs. Clinical signs can be acute or chronic and do not always reflect the underlying respiratory condition.
Suggested antibacterial regimens for pneumonia are as follows. For initial treatment of Gram-positive cocci, consider amoxicillin-clavulanate, cephalosporin, or trimethoprim-sulfa. For initial treatment of Gram-negative rods, consider amoxicillin-clavulanate, fluoroquinolone, cephalosporin, or trimethoprim-sulfa.
