Guidelines and Consensus Statements
Within human medicine a clinical practice guideline is required to be informed by a systematic review and include recommendations from an expert panel. The following guidelines and consensus statements don’t follow this rigorous methodology but are published by well-established organizations and experts in their respective fields.
This list is reviewed and updated periodically. For general information about clinical medicine, please see the Clinical Practice
ANTIMICROBIAL GUIDELINES
Organ Systems
Urinary
Respiratory
Dermatology
International and National guidelines
- Overview and Evaluation of Existing Guidelines for Rational Antimicrobial Use in Small-Animal Veterinary Practice in Europe (2021)
- Australian Veterinary Prescribing Guidelines’
- FECAVA guidelines (2020)
- WSAVA Guidelines
- Canadian Guidelines (registration required)
- Also available through the Firstline app (firstline.org) under either CVMA (six species groups) or OVC-CPHAZ (expanded guidelines for dog & cat only)
Antimicrobial stewardship
- 2022 AAFP/AAHA Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines
- ACVIM Consensus Statement on Therapeutic Antimicrobial Use in Animals and Antimicrobial Resistance (2015)
- Handbook of antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal veterinary settings (2020)
- AAHA Infection control, prevention and biosecurity (2018)
- Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Best Practices for Small Animal Veterinary Clinics
BACTERIAL
Organ Systems
Urinary
Respiratory
Dermatology
General guidelines
Pathogens
Leptospira
Borrelia
Ehrlichia/Anaplasma
VIRAL
PARASITES/PROTOZOA
FUNGAL
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