Figure 7.

The use of quinolones in veterinary medicine increases selective pressure and emergence of resistance. Once antibiotics-resistant bacteria are increasing in fraction of bacterial populations, the genetic resistance markers can be horizontally transferred to recipient bacteria of the same or different species or genus. Therefore, the use of antimicrobials in the family of quinolones risks the future of quinolones as effective antimicrobials for human use. It is important to withdraw quinolones from use in animal production to release selective pressure. Figures were drawn from scratch using Freehands 10 (Macromedia, San Francisco, CA, USA).