Failure of efficacy and adverse events associated with dose-intense diminazene diaceturate treatment of chronic Cytauxzoon felis infection in five cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-163

  Lewis, Kristin M ^a,c   Cohn, Leah A ^a   Marr, Henry S ^b   Birkenheuer, Adam J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTAUXZOON FELIS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; IXODIDA;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; DIMINAZENE; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIMINAZENE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84907017078     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: 15322750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098612X13502974     Document Type: Article

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