Evaluation of fipronil spot-on in the treatment of flea allergic dermatitis in dogs

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 71-75

  Medleau, L ^a   Clekis, T ^b   McArthur, T R ^c   Alva, R ^d   Barrick, R A ^d   Jeannin, P ^d   Irwin, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral Emergency Center   (United States)

^c Altamaha Animal Clinic   (United States)

^d BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHEMA; FLEA; NONHUMAN; PAPULE; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INFESTATION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SKIN TEST;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; PYRAZOLES; SKIN TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037312649     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2003.tb00123.x     Document Type: Article

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