Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Farm Animal Veterinarians’ Knowledge and Attitudes toward Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in the Republic of Serbia |
| Authors: |
Jovana Vidović, Dragica Stojanović, Petra Cagnardi, Nebojša Kladar, Olga Horvat, Ivana Ćirković, Katarina Bijelić, Nenad Stojanac, Zorana Kovačević |
| Source: |
Antibiotics, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 64 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: |
MDPI AG, 2022. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| Subject Terms: |
antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial therapy, veterinarians, mastitis, farm animals, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950 |
| More Details: |
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered one of the most prevalent global health issues in both veterinarian and human medicine. This complex problem requires a “One Health” approach with the cooperation of all healthcare sectors, as well as agriculture, finance, and consumers. We conducted a survey with the objective to assess the knowledge and attitudes of farm animal veterinarians toward AMR and antimicrobial use in the Republic of Serbia with a small focus on mastitis therapy. A total of 110 respondents completed the questionnaire, which represents a response rate of 27.3%. The majority of our respondents (n = 102, 92.7%) completely agreed that AMR currently represents severe concern in the health sector. Unfortunately, less than one-third (n = 34, 30.9%) of the respondents had only heard about antimicrobial stewardship. Participants showed a positive attitude toward prudent antimicrobial use and were open to solutions to the AMR crisis. We noticed a certain gap between farm veterinarians’ desire to improve and perform better in daily practice, while at the same time feeling like they did not have enough guidance, help, and resources. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2079-6382 |
| Relation: |
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/11/1/64; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6382 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/antibiotics11010064 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/89fc32f93d704b4a935b66a20f99a8db |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.89fc32f93d704b4a935b66a20f99a8db |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
