The effect of topical antibiotic or antibiotic-corticosteroid treatment on the ocular surface microbiota of healthy horses
Here we show that topical antibiotics administered with or without corticosteroids induce changes in the ocular surface of horses' eyes, and the microbiota appears to return to baseline approximately three weeks after treatment discontinuation.
Authors
- Daniel E. Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8629-0787)
- Caryn E. Plummer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0917-4130)
- Michelle G. Martin de Bustamante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6286-2410)
- Benjamin Caddey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3024-4494)
Institutions
- Abu Dhabi University (AE)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Florida (US)
- Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1535095
- Primary Topic
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00