TABLE 5:

The antibiotics mentioned and frequency with which they were mentioned for the top five indications where antibiotics are said to be prescribed for horses

Therapeutic area	Percentage mentioned*	Ratio critically important antibiotics (CIAs) v other antibiotics used for treatment	Frequency of citation of the different classes of antibiotics (top 5)
Skin diseases Including wounds and abscesses	31% (25%)	CIAs: 4% Non-CIAs: 96%	Penicillins 46%, Potentiated sulphonamides 25%, Aminoglycosides 18%, Tetracyclines 5%, 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins 3%
Respiratory disease including sinusitis, Streptococcus equi and Rhodococcus equi	27%	CIAs: 18% Non-CIAs: 82%	Penicillins 30%, Potentiated sulphonamides 29%, 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins 13%, Aminoglycosides 10%, Tetracyclines 7%,
Locomotion disorders  Including arthritis  lymphangitis	10% (5%) (4%)	CIAs: 9% Non-CIAs: 91%	Penicillins 42%, Aminoglycosides 31%, Potentiated sulphonamides 10%, Tetracyclines 10%, 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins 7%
Perioperative	9%	CIAs: 6% Non-CIAs: 94%	Aminoglycosides 42%, Penicillins 39%, Potentiated sulphonamides 11%, 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins 4%, (Fluoro)quinolones 2%
Infections (fever of undefined origin and others, including sepsis and infection)	8%	CIAs: 17% Non-CIAs: 83%	Penicillins 28%, Aminoglycosides 23%, Tetracyclines 16%, Potentiated sulphonamides 13%, 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins 13%
Others	15%	CIAs: 22% Non-CIAs: 78%	Penicillins 25%, Aminoglycosides 19%, 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins 15%, (Fluoro)quinolones 7%, Chloramphenicol 6%, Metronidazole 6%, Fusidic acid 4%

*Percentages in brackets are part of the percentage mentioned of each therapeutic area.