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Considerations for using minocycline vs doxycycline for treatment of canine heartworm disease

BACKGROUND: Doxycycline has been considered the first drug of choice for treating Wolbachia, a member of the Rickettsiaceae, which has a symbiotic relationship with filarial worms, including heartworms. Wolbachia, is susceptible to tetracyclines, which have been used as adjunctive treatments for hea...

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Autor principal: Papich, Mark G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5688484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29143669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2449-1