Tetracyclines

Question 1

How are tetracyclines ranked on the WHO list?

Answer 1

Highly important antimicrobials

Question 2

Tetracyclines include:

Answer 2

1. Tetracycline (TTC)
2. Oxytetracycline (OTC)
3. Chlortetracycline (CTC)
4. Doxycycline (DXC)

Question 3

Clinical use of tetracyclines in dogs?

Answer 3

1. Tick borne/Rickettsial diseases
2. DXC PO for bacterial respiratory infection
3. Lepto
4. DXC gel formulation for periodontal disease

Question 4

Clinical use of tetracyclines in cats?

Answer 4

1. Feline infectious anemia (Mycoplasma haemofelis)
2. Chlamydophila felis
3. DXC PO for resp infections

Question 4

Clinical use of tetracyclines used in equids?

Answer 4

• Oxytetracycline and Doxycycline PO is commonly used

1. Potomac Horse Fever
2. Proliferative enteropathy lawsonia infection

Question 5

Clinical use of tetracyclines used in ruminants?

Answer 5

1. Respiratory disease
2. Foot rot
3. Anaplasmosis
4. Listeriosis

Question 6

Clinical use of tetracyclines in pigs?

Answer 6

1. Pasteurella multocida - Atrophic rhinitis, pneumonia
2. Mycoplasma infections

Question 7

Clinical use of tetracyclines in birds?

Answer 7

1. Psittacosis - Chlamydia psittaci

Question 8

________formulations are available for use in food animals, including ruminants, pigs, poultry, and fish

Answer 8

Oral OTC, TTC, and CTC

Question 9

Injectable _______ products are formulated as short and long acting products

Answer 9

OTC - oxytetracycline

Question 10

Which tetracyclines are human drugs used in small animals?

Answer 10

TTC and OTC capsules

DXC oral capsules, tablets, and injective IV solution