Metronidazole for the treatment of feline giardiasis

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 157-160

  Scorza, Andrea V ^a   Lappin, Michael R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PROTOZOAL VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INOCULATION; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.;

EID: 2542521511     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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