Antimicrobial prescriptions in cats in Switzerland before and after the introduction of an online antimicrobial stewardship tool

Table 6 Details on categorization to evaluate compliance with Swiss prudent use guidelines

Category^a	Explanation
AMU^bindicated
Guidelines followed	Antimicrobial class, dose and treatment duration in complete agreement with the guidelines
Guidelines not followed	Antimicrobial use/non-use not in agreement with the guidelines, i.e. different dose^c or treatment duration^d, different antimicrobial class^e or no antibiotics prescribed despite being indicated
AMU^bnot indicated
Guidelines followed	No antibiotics prescribed
Guidelines not followed	Unjustified prescription of antibiotics

^aBased on the Justification Scores in Schmitt et al., 2019 [45]; ^bAMU, antimicrobial use; ^cA deviation of up to 20% above or below the recommended dose was accepted; ^dA margin of one day shorter or longer was tolerated; ^eCases were only listed once, i.e. if dose or treatment duration as well as antimicrobial class deviated from the guidelines, cases were listed in “different antimicrobial class”

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