Multiresistant bacterial skin infection in a dog with multiple co-morbidities – Workup and management Dermatology
Course description:
This first course will deal with multi-resistant bacterial skin infection in a dog with multiple co-morbidities. Treating a patient with MRSP (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudointermedius) implies both care and attention to prevent iatrogenic bacterial widespread and puts the focus on making a rational use of antibiotic therapy in daily practice. Let’s see how we do it!
Objectives:
- Provide recommendations for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of meticillin‐resistant staphylococcal infections in dogs.
- Give an update on rational antibiotic use and to act as a tool for rapidly selecting the optimal antibiotic for empirical treatment while minimising the risk for resistance development.
This activity equates to 2.5 hours of CPD
Expert:
Claudia Nett-Mettler
Dip.ACVD/ Dip.ECVD President of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology
(Switzerland)
Dr. Claudia Nett-Mettler graduated from the University of Berne, Switzerland in 1997 completing the residency in veterinary dermatology at the Louisiana State University, USA and having received her diploma from the ACVD in 2003 and from the ECVD in 2005. She works as a consultant in Zug and Zürich, Switzerland and regularly lectures at national and international scientific meetings, being currently the president of the ESVD and the Swiss Association of Small Animal Medicine.