Chronic diarrhoea associated with Tritrichomonas foetus infection in a British cat

Veterinary Record

Volumn 158, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 765-766

  Mardell, E J ^a,b   Sparkes, A H ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Nantwich Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CLINDAMYCIN; ENROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FENBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE; PAROMOMYCIN; PYRANTEL EMBONATE; SULFONAMIDE; TYLOSIN; VETERINARY DRUG;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CAT DISEASE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DIET; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 33745303249     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.158.22.765     Document Type: Article

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