AASV Foundation Funded Research: Final Report Available

January 13, 2022 — 

Dr Locke Karriker and various co-investigators at Iowa State University were awarded $30,000 from the AASV Foundation in 2019 to answer the question, "Does knowledge of testing procedures or the format of culture and susceptibility reports from veterinary diagnostic laboratories influence antimicrobial selection decisions?" The project is complete and the final report is available.

The two objectives of the study were to determine if training about how laboratory susceptibility results are generated changes antimicrobial selection, and to determine if the format and context of antimicrobial susceptibility reports changes antimicrobial selection.

Data from this study may support further studies aimed at influencing behaviors that could impact antimicrobial resistance.

Final Report: Are antimicrobial selection decisions influenced?