title: Antimicrobial therapy for gastrointestinal diseases.
abstract: Antibiotics will always be needed in horses for many types of infections, but the adverse consequences also must be considered. For the conditions described in this article, there is justification for antibiotic therapy. The intestinal problems that antibiotics can induce are among the risks from their administration to horses. Disruption of the endogenous bacterial population, colitis, and diarrhea are the most common complications from antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA. mark_papich@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Papich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003085:Colic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000382:microbiology; D006736:Horses; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D007700:Kinetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents