Ivermectin treatment of urinary capillariasis in a dog.
Eggs of Capillaria plica were found by microscopic examination of urine sediment from a 5-year-old female Border Terrier with signs of cystitis. Two courses of oral fenbendazole treatment failed to eliminate the infection or to alleviate clinical signs of cystitis; however, a single dose of ivermectin apparently resulted in complete parasitologic and clinical cure.
Kirkpatrick
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Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
Nelson
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D000818:Animals; D002195:Capillaria / Q000187:drug effects; D003556:Cystitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D007559:Ivermectin