Comparison of aminosidine (paromomycin) and sodium stibogluconate for treatment of canine leishmaniasis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-271

  Poli, Alessandro ^a,c   Sozzi, Sabrina ^a   Guidi, Grazia ^a   Bandinelli, Paolo ^b   Mancianti, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Private Veterinary Clinic   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Patologia Animale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aminosidine; Control method protozoa; Dog; Immune complexes; Immune response; Leishmania infantum; Paromomycin

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; PAROMOMYCIN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIMONY SODIUM GLUCONATE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PAROMOMYCIN; PROTEINURIA; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030828391     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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