Publications by authors named "Berardino Izzo"
Animals (Basel)
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- Companion animals like dogs and cats are playing a significant role in the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, prompting research on their antimicrobial drug prescribing practices in Campania, Italy from 2019 to 2020.
- Out of 166,879 total prescriptions analyzed, 73.4% (129,116) were for antimicrobials, predominantly given to dogs (65%) and cats (31.4%).
- The study found that a large percentage of systemic treatments included critically important antimicrobials for human medicine, with fluoroquinolones being the most commonly prescribed class, raising concerns about the overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
