Use of the FLOTAC technique for the diagnosis of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in the cat

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1055-1057

  Gaglio, G ^a   Cringoli, G ^b   Rinaldi, L ^b   Brianti, E ^a   Giannetto, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AELUROSTRONGYLUS ABSTRUSUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOTAC TECHNIQUE; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WORM;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FECES; LARVA; MALE; STRONGYLIDA; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 51449107387     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1091-4     Document Type: Article

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