Frequency of Giardia spp. for two diagnosis methods in feces of dogs;Freqüência de Giardia spp. por duas técnicas de diagnóstico em fezes de cães

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 770-773

  Mundim, M J S ^a   Souza, S Z ^a   Hortencio S M ^a   Cury, M C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dog; Giardia spp.; Giardiasis; MIFC; Zinc sulfate flotation technique

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; IODINE; THIOMERSAL; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOG; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOTATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; SAMPLE; TECHNIQUE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; GIARDIA;

EID: 4344565776     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-09352003000600016     Document Type: Article

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