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(often resistant)

advanced-generation β-lactam)

• Carbapenems

• Ceftazidime and fourth-generation cephalosporins

(frequently in combination with an aminoglycoside)

• Chloramphenicol

• Fluoroquinolones

• Penicillins (advanced-generation) (carbenicillin, ticarcillin;

frequently in combination with an aminoglycoside)

Salmonella spp.

Chlamydia

Mycoplasma spp.

• Aminoglycosides

• Chloramphenicol

• Fluoroquinolones

• Penicillins (advanced-generation)

• Trimethoprim/sulfas

• Azithromycin

• Enrofloxacin (vs. some species)

• Erythromycin

• Tetracyclines (doxycyline)

• Azithromycin

• Chloramphenicol

• Clindamycin

• Enrofloxacin

• Lincosamides

• Macrolides

• Tetracyclines

a

Effective vs. most obligate anaerobes; inactive vs. most aerobic bacteria or facultative anaerobes.

Table 15-3

Antimicrobial Therapy Used in Exotic Animals According to Site of Infection. a,b

Site of Infection

Antimicrobial Agent

Bacteremia,

septicemia

Aerobic bacteria

Aminoglycoside with a penicillin or cephalosporin

Cephalosporins (third-generation)

Fluoroquinolone with amoxicillin

Penicillins (penicillin, amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanate,

ampicillin/sulbactam)

Anaerobic

bacteria

Azithromycin

Cefoxitin, cefotetan

Chloramphenicol

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