Abstract

MEDINA-ARELLANO, D. et al. Antibiotics for veterinary use registered in Guatemala. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2023, vol.70, n.3, e4.  Epub Apr 18, 2024. ISSN 0120-2952.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v70n3.107955.

The description and analysis of the different antibiotics registered in a country allow establishment of criteria on their use, species, and routes of administration, which translates into better controls for the entities in stakeholders. This study is the first report of antibiotics for veterinary use in Guatemala and was carried out through data mining and analysis of the same through Principal Component Analysis, where the registration of 141 molecules of antibiotics and their combinations was exhibited, in which enrofloxacin (10.26%) and oxytetracycline (9.01%) stand out as the antibiotics with the largest number of registrations in the country and the most used in food-producing species, specifically cattle, pigs, and poultry.

Keywords : veterinary use; Guatemala; antibiotics; animals; antimicrobial resistance.

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