Antibiotic susceptibility trends in urinary tract infections

Bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in dogs. They occur in approximately 14% of dogs at some time in their life. In one study of 237 euthanized dogs, the incidence of UTIs was 26.6% in females and 6.2% in males. Urinary tract infections can be classified as simple uncomplicated, which is a sporadic bacterial infection in an otherwise healthy individual, or complicated, which is defined as a UTI that occurs in the presence of an anatomic or functional abnormality or a comorbidity that may predispose the patient to persistent infection, recurrent infection, or treatment failure.
Source: Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Nephrology/Urology Source Type: research