Serological and parasitological follow-up in dogs experimentally infected with Leishmania infantum and treated with meglumine antimoniate

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 33-47

  Riera, Cristina ^a   Valladares, Josep Enric ^b   Gállego, Montserrat ^a   Aisa, Maria Jesus ^a   Castillejo, Soledad ^a   Fisa, Roser ^a   Ribas, Nuria ^a   Carrió, Jaume ^a   Alberola, Jordi ^b   Arboix, Margarita ^b  

^a Dept Microbiol I Parasitol S   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Control methods Protozoa; Dog; Experimental infection; Follow up; Leishmania infantum; Meglumine antimoniate

Indexed keywords

MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PROMASTIGOTE; SEROLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; BLOOD; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LYMPH NODES; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033066018     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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