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Clinical Edge, Aug 1, 2005

Urinary Tract Infections Treating UTIs with fluoroquinolones: A case study By Scott A. Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM Florie is a 4-year-old, spayed female Labrador-shepherd crossbred dog. Until six months ago, Florie's medical history was unremarkable. At that time, she was diagnosed with a bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) based on the presence of hematuria and pollakiuria; she received 500 mg cephalexin orally once daily by the referring veterinarian for five days. Otitis Externa Treatment of Pseudomonas otitis in the dog By Andrew Hillier, BVSc, MACVSc, DACVD Otitis externa is a common presenting problem in clinical practice. In chronic cases, the infection frequently extends to the middle ear. While multiple factors contribute to otitis development and subsequent secondary infections, the organisms found most often in affected ears include Staphylococcus species, Malassezia pachydermatis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pyoderma Fluoroquinolones and pyoderma: Using the best drug at the right dosage By Keith A. Hnilica, DVM, MS, DACVD , Elizabeth R. May, DVM, DACVD , Sandra Sargent, DVM Fluoroquinolone antibiotics represent one of the greatest developments in antibiotic therapy in the last fifty years. However, with their tremendous benefit comes great risk.

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