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The episode discusses the use of antimicrobials in dogs with pyometra, featuring insights from researcher Anna Ylhäinen.

Here we discuss the role of antimicrobials in dogs with pyometra - how, or even if we need to use them. Anna Ylhäinen a doctoral researcher and clinician from the University of Helsinki Veterinary Teaching Hospital who recently published the following study with her team: Placebo is non-inferior to postoperative antimicrobial treatment in uncomplicated canine pyometra – A double-blinded randomized controlled trial. The Veterinary Journal. Open access. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090023325001534 We also discussed further work from Anna and her team: Bacteria associated with canine pyometra and concurrent bacteriuria: A prospective study https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113524003845

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