Efficacy of eleven antimicrobials against a gregarine parasite (Apicomplexa: Protozoa)

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Johny, Shajahan ^a   Merisko, Amber ^a   Whitman, Douglas W ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FUMAGILLIN; GRISEOFULVIN; METRONIDAZOLE; QUININE SULFATE; STREPTOMYCIN SULFATE; SULFADIMETHOXINE; TETRACYCLINE; TIABENDAZOLE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; GRASSHOPPER; GREGARINA; MALE; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; APICOMPLEXA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRASSHOPPERS; GRISEOFULVIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PARASITE EGG COUNT;

EID: 39149141415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14760711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-6-15     Document Type: Article

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