European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Therapy (ENOVAT) Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Canine Acute Diarrhoea

Jessen, L.R.; Werner, M.; Singleton, D.; Prior, C.; Foroutan, F.; Ferran, A.A.; Arenas, C.; R. Bjørnvad, C.; Lavy, E.; Allerton, F.; Allensbach, K.; Guardabassi, L.; Unterer, S.; Bodnárová, T.; Windahl, U.; Brennan, M.L.; Weese, J.S.; Scahill, K.

Abstract

Acute diarrhoea is a common presentation in dogs, and a common reason for antimicrobial prescription and nutraceutical use. This evidence-based guideline provides recommendations for antimicrobial and probiotic treatment of canine acute diarrhoea (CAD). A multidisciplinary panel developed the recommendations by adhering to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework. The opinions of stakeholders (general veterinary practitioners and dog owners) were collected and incorporated to ensure the applicability of this guideline. Four strong recommendations informed by high certainty evidence, and three conditional recommendations informed by very low or low certainty evidence, were drafted by the panel, along with an ungraded section on diagnostic work-up of dogs with acute diarrhoea. The ENOVAT guidelines initiative encourages national or regional guideline makers to use the evidence presented in this document, and the supporting systematic review, to draft national or local guidance documents.

Citation

Jessen, L., Werner, M., Singleton, D., Prior, C., Foroutan, F., Ferran, A., Arenas, C., R. Bjørnvad, C., Lavy, E., Allerton, F., Allensbach, K., Guardabassi, L., Unterer, S., Bodnárová, T., Windahl, U., Brennan, M., Weese, J., & Scahill, K. (2024). European Network for Optimization of Veterinary Antimicrobial Therapy (ENOVAT) Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Canine Acute Diarrhoea. Veterinary Journal, 307, Article 106208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2024.106208

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 23, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Aug 26, 2024
• Publication Date: 2024-10
• Deposit Date: Sep 27, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 27, 2024
• Journal: The Veterinary Journal
• Print ISSN: 1090-0233
• Electronic ISSN: 1532-2971
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 307
• Article Number: 106208
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2024.106208
• Keywords: Antibiotics; Antimicrobial stewardship; GRADE; Enteritis; Evidence based
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/38100460
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090023324001473?via%3Dihub