Prevention of shedding and re-shedding of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in experimentally infected cats treated with oral clindamycin: A preliminary study

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-104

  Malmasi, A ^a   Mosallanejad, B ^b   Mohebali, M ^c   Sharifian Fard, M ^a   Taheri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cat; Clindamycin; Dexamethasone; Oocyst shedding; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL CAT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CLINDAMYCIN; COCCIDIOSTATS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 59449090844     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01174.x     Document Type: Article

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