Experimental Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs: Effects of doxycycline and Advantage Multi® administration on immature adult parasites

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 93-98

  Chandrashekar, R ^a   Beall, M J ^a   Saucier, J ^a   O'Connor, T ^a   McCall, J W ^b,c   McCall, S D ^c  

^a IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c TRS Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Advantage Multi ; Antigenemia; Dirofilaria immitis; Doxycycline; Heartworm; Moxidectin

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; IMIDACLOPRID PLUS MOXIDECTIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; MILBEMYCIN; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; ELISA KIT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MICROFILARIA (NEMATODE LARVA); MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DOG DISEASES; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; RANDOMIZATION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; IMIDAZOLES; MACROLIDES; MALE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 84919642634     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.08.011     Document Type: Article

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