Clinical efficacy assessment of the albendazole-ivermectin combination in lambs parasitized with resistant nematodes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 155, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 249-256

  Entrocasso, C ^a   Alvarez, L ^b,c   Manazza, J ^a   Lifschitz, A ^b,c   Borda, B ^a   Virkel, G ^b,c   Mottier, L ^b   Lanusse, C ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Drug combination; Efficacy; Ivermectin; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HAEMONCHUS; LAMB; MONOTHERAPY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NEMATODIRUS; NONHUMAN; OESOPHAGOSTOMUN; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS AXEI; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS; TRICHURIS OVIS;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FECES; IVERMECTIN; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS COLUBRIFORMIS;

EID: 47049118076     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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