The misuse of cefquinome has been a pet peeve of mine. Well, I have a commentary in ASM's Microbe about this topic: "Cefquinome: when Regulation Collides with Biology."
It might be boring because I don't use, erm, colorful, blogtopian language, but it still might interest you.
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thanks for the kind words.