Novel insights in the faecal egg count reduction test for monitoring drug efficacy against gastrointestinal nematodes of veterinary importance

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 188, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 391-396

  Levecke, B ^a   Dobson, R J ^b   Speybroeck, N ^c   Vercruysse, J ^a   Charlier, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic efficacy; Anthelmintic resistance; Classification trees; Faecal egg count reduction test; Monitoring programmes; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MONITORING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG MONITORING; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 84864530686     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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