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Efficacy and side effects of doxycycline versus minocycline in the three-dose melarsomine canine adulticidal heartworm treatment protocol

BACKGROUND: The American Heartworm Society currently recommends the use of a monthly macrocyclic lactone, a 28-day course of 10 mg/kg doxycycline BID, and the 3-dose protocol of melarsomine dihydrochloride for the treatment of canine heartworm disease. Doxycycline is necessary for the reduction of t...

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Autores principales: Savadelis, Molly D., Day, Katherine M., Bradner, Jenna L., Wolstenholme, Adrian J., Dzimianski, Michael T., Moorhead, Andrew R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30587225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3264-z