Equine Journal Club - May 2025

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 3. What is your email address?

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* 4. Which of the following isolates associated with bacterial pneumonia is historically associated with susceptibility to common antimicrobial agents?

Klebsiella spp

E. coli

S. zooepidemicus

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* 5. What were the most common aerobic and anaerobic bacterial isolates found in horses with pneumonia in this study?

S. zooepidemicus, Fusobacterium spp.

S. zooepidemicus, Enterobacter spp.

Staphylococcus spp, E. coli

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* 6. Which of the following clinical factors is NOT associated with non-survival in this study?

Tachycardia

Elevated creatinine

Neutropenia

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* 7. What was the most common thoracic ultrasonographic finding in this study?

Comet tails

Consolidation or abscessation

Pleural effusion

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* 8. In this article, what action do they discuss to help decrease use of high-priority, critically important antimicrobials (HPCIA) such as fluoroquinolones and third-generation cephalosporins?

Only use these antibiotics in cases with documented resistance to first-line antimicrobials and/or comorbidities

Use of HPCIA for local therapy (nebulization, intrathoracic treatment) does not count as use of an HPCIA and therefore can be done as a first line therapy without concern for antimicrobial stewardship.

HPCIA does not apply to antimicrobials used in horses, and therefore any antibiotic can be used for treatment, though culture and sensitivity is recommended for best outcomes.