Is Topical or Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy More Effective for the Treatment of Feline Acne With Secondary Bacterial Infection?
<strong>PICO question</strong><br /><p>In cats with feline acne and secondary bacterial folliculitis or furunculosis, is topical or systemic antimicrobial therapy superior for reducing time to resolution and severity of clinical signs?</p><strong>Clinical bottom l...
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| author | Wendy Kwok Kate Charlotte Mellor |
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| description | <strong>PICO question</strong><br /><p>In cats with feline acne and secondary bacterial folliculitis or furunculosis, is topical or systemic antimicrobial therapy superior for reducing time to resolution and severity of clinical signs?</p><strong>Clinical bottom line</strong><br /><p>There is no sufficient evidence to compare topical versus systemic treatment in feline acne with secondary folliculitis/furunculosis.</p><br /> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/oa-icon.jpg" alt="Open Access" /> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/pr-icon.jpg" alt="Peer Reviewed" /> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-925cff1364664824bbdc27b8efbac3282022-12-22T03:47:50ZengRCVS KnowledgeVeterinary Evidence2396-97762018-08-013310.18849/ve.v3i3.125124Is Topical or Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy More Effective for the Treatment of Feline Acne With Secondary Bacterial Infection?Wendy Kwok0Kate Charlotte Mellor1Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Ave, Kowloon TongRoyal Veterinary College, 4 Royal College St, London NW1 0TU<strong>PICO question</strong><br /><p>In cats with feline acne and secondary bacterial folliculitis or furunculosis, is topical or systemic antimicrobial therapy superior for reducing time to resolution and severity of clinical signs?</p><strong>Clinical bottom line</strong><br /><p>There is no sufficient evidence to compare topical versus systemic treatment in feline acne with secondary folliculitis/furunculosis.</p><br /> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/oa-icon.jpg" alt="Open Access" /> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/pr-icon.jpg" alt="Peer Reviewed" />https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/125feline acnebacterial furunculosisbacterial folliculitissecondary bacterial infectionantimicrobials |
| spellingShingle | Wendy Kwok Kate Charlotte Mellor Is Topical or Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy More Effective for the Treatment of Feline Acne With Secondary Bacterial Infection? Veterinary Evidence feline acne bacterial furunculosis bacterial folliculitis secondary bacterial infection antimicrobials |
| title | Is Topical or Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy More Effective for the Treatment of Feline Acne With Secondary Bacterial Infection? |
| title_full | Is Topical or Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy More Effective for the Treatment of Feline Acne With Secondary Bacterial Infection? |
| title_fullStr | Is Topical or Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy More Effective for the Treatment of Feline Acne With Secondary Bacterial Infection? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Topical or Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy More Effective for the Treatment of Feline Acne With Secondary Bacterial Infection? |
| title_short | Is Topical or Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy More Effective for the Treatment of Feline Acne With Secondary Bacterial Infection? |
| title_sort | is topical or systemic antimicrobial therapy more effective for the treatment of feline acne with secondary bacterial infection |
| topic | feline acne bacterial furunculosis bacterial folliculitis secondary bacterial infection antimicrobials |
| url | https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/125 |
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