Quick bite: Antimicrobial targets

10/01/24 • 14 min

Freshly back from the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance, where antimicrobial use targets in animals were a key topic, Dr. Scott Weese provides an overview of the issues around this controversial but important area.
Do we need targets for antibiotic use in animals? What are they meant to do? Why are they controversial? What can do to make them actionable, aspirational and effective? This quick podcast highlights those important topics.

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Antiviral treatment of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP): how long should we treat?

Antivirals have revolutionized treatment of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), turning it from an almost invariably fatal disease to one that's usually treatable. However, antivirals are expensive and administration can be a hassle (as many cat owners can attest to). "As long as needed but as short as possible" is what we aim for with anti-infective treatments, but what does that really mean?
In this Quick Bite, we discuss treatment duration, highlighting a recent paper that shows we might be able to use shorter durations.