The safety-net story about macrocyclic lactone heartworm preventives: A review, an update, and recommendations

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 133, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS, 2005, Pages 197-206

  McCall, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Heartworm; Ivermectin; Macrocyclic lactones; Milbemycin oxime; Moxidectin selamectin

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDE; MELARSOMINE; MILBEMYCIN; MOXIDECTIN; SELAMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FILARIASIS; LARVA; MICROFILARIA; NONHUMAN; RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MACROLIDES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 26044479670     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.04.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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