Aside from its uses for obvious infection, chloramphenicol has been used for the musculoskeletal disease called "hypertrophic osteodystrophy" or "HOD
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What is Chloramphenicol? Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that treats a wide variety of bacterial infections
Chloramphenicol can be an effective treatment for such infections
Chloramphenicol is an anti-biotic that due to its pH, it shines above most other antibiotics in terms of ability to penetrate into infected tissues and tissues with
Issue: May/June 2014 Pyoderma is a common skin disorder in small animal practice
Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic prescribed to treat many common bacterial infections including urinary tract infections as well as skin and respiratory tract
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It is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, which means it is effective against a wide range of bacteria
For example: “canine influenza” Chloramphenicol is a medication used in the management and treatment of superficial eye infections such as bacterial conjunctivitis, and otitis externa
It is also the antibiotic of choice for dogs with pyoderma caused by susceptible strains of the following organisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus spp
It is effective against several types of infections and may have potential drug interactions
It has no effect against viral or fungal infections, however
What is this drug? Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic prescribed to treat many common bacterial infections including urinary tract infections as well as skin and respiratory tract infections in dogs
Chloramphenicol is used to treat various bacterial infections in dogs and cats, including skin infections, wound infections, bone infections, central nervous system infections (encephalitis, meningitis), pneumonia and intestinal infections (such as diarrhea)
surgery (in more serious cases) Chloramphenicol should only be used for serious infections in which other medicines do not work
Chloramphenicol is available as ointments in varying concentrations
The daily dosage of 99 mg/kg (45 mg/lb) was divided into 3 equal parts and administered at 8-hour intervals
Shes a 9 year old boarder collie
duration of treatment 5 days
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Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic used to treat many different bacterial infections, including those caused by anaerobic bacteria
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