The misuse of cefquinome has been a pet peeve of mine. Well, I have a commentary in ASM's Microbe about this topic: "Cefquinome: when Regulation Collides with Biology."
It might be boring because I don't use, erm, colorful, blogtopian language, but it still might interest you.
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I've posted before about the possible approval of cefquinome in agriculture, and why this is a
...high levels of resistance to cephalosporins and beta-lactam antibiotics are sure to follow.
A few weeks ago, an FDA expert panel by a vote of 6-4 decided against the approval of the use of the antibiotic cefquinome in cattle. Unfortunately, I've heard through the grapevine that the political appointees at the FDA plan to overrule the expert panel and approve the use of cefquinome.
The Food and Drug Administration is demonstrating a stunning lack of forethought by preparing to approve a new antibiotic to treat a pneumonia-like disease in cattle, despite warnings from health groups and a majority of the agency's own expert advisers that the decision will be dangerous -- for
Hey Mike, nice article. Unfortunately, the "beta" came out badly (symbols always do in plaintext). Maybe the website manager can fix it? I completely agree with your assessment. One issue with antibiotic resistance in general is that people are quick to understand (correctly) the argument about human medical misuse and overuse, but slow to understand the environmental, industrial, and agricultural paths to human pathogen antibiotic resistance.
Paul,
thanks for the kind words.