Preface ix
Acknowledgments x
Section A: Pharmacology Guidelines
1 Understanding Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) 1
2 Static versus Cidal Antibiotics 1
3 In Vitro versus In Vivo Efficacy 2
4 Approaching Infectious Disease Cases 2
5 Why Antibiotics Fail 4
6 Adjusting Doses in Renal Failure 5
7 Pregnancy Risk Categories 6
8 Lactation Guidelines: Penetration of Drugs into Milk 7
9 Safe Writing Skills 7
10 Basic Math Skills 8
Section B: Empiric Therapy Pending Diagnostic Results
11 Arthritis Osteomyelitis 9
12 Bacteremia and Sepsis 10
13 Central Nervous System Infections (Meningitis) 11
14 Endocarditis (Bacterial) 12
15 Intra-Abdominal Infections 13
16 Neonatal Infections 14
17 Infections Associated with Neutropenia 15
18 Otitis Externa and Otitis Media 15
19 Pancreatitis 16
20 Peritonitis and Abscesses 17
21 Pneumonia/Bronchitis 18
22 Prostatitis 19
23 Pyothorax Infections 20
24 Sinus Infections 20
25 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 21
26 Urinary Tract Infections 22
Section C: Therapy of Established Infections
27 Acanthamoeba 25
28 Acinetobacter 26
29 Actinomyces 27
30 Adenovirus (Infectious Canine Hepatitis) 28
31 Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus (Feline Lungworm) 29
32 Anaerobic Species (Bacteroides and Provotella) 30
33 Anaplasma Species 30
34 Ancylostoma Species (Hookworms) 31
35 Ascaris Species (Roundworms) 32
36 Aspergillus Species 33
37 Babesia Species 35
38 Bartonella Species (Cat Scratch Disease) 36
39 Blastomycosis 37
40 Bordetella Bronchiseptica (Kennel Cough) 38
41 Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) 39
42 Brucella (Canine Brucellosis) 40
43 Calicivirus 42
44 Campylobacter Species 43
45 Candida Species 43
46 Canine Influenza Virus (CIV) 44
47 Capillaria Aerophila (Lungworm) 45
48 Cestode Species (Tapeworms) 46
49 Cheyletiella Species (Walking Dandruff) 47
50 Chlamydia Species 48
51 Citrobacter Species 49
52 Clostridium Difficile 50
53 Clostridium Tetani/Botulinum 51
54 Coccidiomycosis 52
55 Corynebacterium Species 53
56 Coxiellosis Species (Q Fever) 54
57 Cryptococcus Species 55
58 Cryptosporidium Species 56
59 Ctenocephalides Species (Fleas) 56
60 Cuterebra Species (Botfly Larvae) 57
61 Cytauxzoon Felis 59
62 Dematiaceous Fungi (Phaeohypomycosis Chromoblastomycosis) 59
63 Demodex Canis/Felis (Red Mange) 60
64 Dermatophytosis 61
65 Dipylidium Caninum (Flea Tapeworm) 62
66 Dirofilaria Immitis (Heartworm) 63
67 Distemper (Canine) 64
68 Ehrlichia Species 65
69 Entamoeba Histolytica 66
70 Enterobacter Species 67
71 Enterococcus 68
72 Erysipelothrix Species 69
73 Escherichia Coli (Enterotoxigenic/Enterohemorrhagic) 70
74 Eschericha Coli (Nonenterohemorrhagic) 71
75 Feline Coronovirus (Feline Infectious Peritonitis: FIP) 72
76 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) 73
77 Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) 74
78 Feline Panleukopenia Virus 75
79 Francisella Tularensis (Tularemia) 75
80 Fusarium Species 76
81 Giardia Species 77
82 Helicobacter Species 78
83 Hepatozoon Americanum/Canis (Hepatozoonosis) 79
84 Herpes Virus (Canine) 80
85 Histoplasma Capsulatum 80
86 Hyalohyphomycosis (Paecilomyces/Scedosporium) 81
87 Isospora Species 82
88 Klebsiella Species 83
89 Leishmaniosis 84
90 Leptospira Species 85
91 Lice 86
92 Malassezia 87
93 Microsporidia 88
94 Mucor Species 89
95 Mycobacterium Species 90
96 Mycoplasma Species 91
97 Myiasis (Maggots) 92
98 Neospora Caninum 92
99 Neorickettsia Helminthoeca 93
100 Nocardia Species 94
101 Otodectes Cynotis (Otodectic Mange) 95
102 Papilloma Virus 96
103 Paragonimus Species (Liver Flukes) 97
104 Parvovirus 97
105 Pasteurella Species 98
106 Poxvirus 99
107 Proteus Species 100
108 Prototheca Species 101
109 Pseudomonas Aeruginosa 102
110 Pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s Disease) 103
111 Rabies Virus 104
112 Rhodococcus Equi 104
113 Rickettsia Rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) 105
114 Salmonella Species 106
115 Sarcoptes Scabiei (Sarcoptic Mange) 107
116 Serratia Species 108
117 Shigella Species 109
118 Sporothrix Species 110
119 Staphylococcus Species 111
120 Streptococcus Species 112
121 Strongyloides Species (Threadworms) 113
122 Toxocara Canis/Cati 114
123 Toxoplasma Gondii (Toxoplasmosis) 115
124 Trichomonas Species 115
125 Yersinia Pestis (Plaque) 116
Section D: Antibiotics
126 Amikacin 118
127 Amoxicillin 120
128 Ampicillin 122
129 Azithromycin 124
130 Cefadroxil 126
131 Cefazolin 128
132 Cefdinir 130
133 Cefepime 132
134 Cefotaxime 134
135 Cefovecin 136
136 Cefoxitin 138
137 Cefpodoxime 140
138 Ceftazidime 142
139 Ceftiofur 143
140 Cefuroxime 145
141 Cephalexin 147
142 Chloramphenicol 149
143 Ciprofloxacin 151
144 Clarithromycin 153
145 Clavamox 155
146 Clindamycin 157
147 Dicloxacillin 159
148 Doxycycline 161
149 Enrofloxacin 163
150 Erythromycin 166
151 Florfenicol 168
152 Gentamicin 170
153 Imipenem and Cilastatin 172
154 Linezolid 174
155 Marbofloxacin 176
156 Meropenem 178
157 Metronidazole 180
158 Minocycline 182
159 Nitrofurantoin 185
160 Orbifloxacin 187
161 Oxytetracycline 189
162 Penicillin 191
163 Pradofloxacin 193
164 Rifampin 195
165 Potentiated Sulfas 197
166 Timentin 200
167 Tobramycin 202
168 Tylosin 204
169 Unasyn 206
170 Vancomycin 208
171 Zosyn 211
Section E: Antifungal Agents
172 Amphotericin B 221
173 Caspofungin 224
174 Clotrimazole 226
175 Enilconazole 228
176 Fluconazole 230
177 Flucytosine 232
178 Itraconazole 234
179 Ketoconazole 237
180 Posaconazole 239
181 Terbinafine 241
182 Voriconazole 243
Section F: Antiparasitic Agents
183 Albendazole 247
184 Atovaquone 249
185 Fenbendazole 251
186 Fipronil 253
187 Imidacloprid 255
188 Imidocarb Dipropionate 257
189 Ivermectin 259
190 Lufenuron 262
191 Meglumine Antimoniate 263
192 Melarsomine 265
193 Miltefosine 268
194 Milbemycin Oxime 269
195 Moxidectin 272
196 Nitazoxanide 274
197 Nitenpyram 276
198 Ponazuril (Toltrazuril Sulfone) 278
199 Praziquantel 280
200 Primaquine Phosphate 282
201 Pyrantel Pamoate 283
202 Ronidazole 285
203 Selamectin 287
204 Spinosid 289
205 Sulfadimethoxine 291
206 Tinidazole 294
Section G: Antiviral Agents
207 Acyclovir 297
208 Famciclovir 299
209 Cidofovir 301
210 Idoxuridine 302
211 Oseltamivir 304
212 Vidarabine 306
213 Zidovudine 307
Index 310

Valerie J. Wiebe, Pharm. D, FSVHP, Dip. ICVP, is the Director of Pharmacy at the University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, where she has an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, in Davis, California, USA. She also maintains an adjunct Clinical Professorship at the University of San Francisco, Department of Pharmacy, in San Francisco, California, USA.