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Evaluation of different doses of nitazoxanide compared to standard doses of metronidazole in the treatment of canine giardiasis (Canis familiaris)

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ALMEIDA-SECAIRA, Roberto Ismael*; NUNEZ-TORRES, Oscar Patricio; PAREDES-CARVAJAL, Pamela Alejandra y CUADRADO-GUEVARA, Camila Andrea. Evaluation of different doses of nitazoxanide compared to standard doses of metronidazole in the treatment of canine giardiasis (Canis familiaris). J. Selva Andina Anim. Sci.[online]. 2019, vol. 6, n. 1, pp. 3-16. ISSN 2311-2581. Abstract The aim of the present investigation was to evalúate three doses of nitazoxanide compared to metronidazole for canine giardiosis, we used 32 canines between 3 and 4 months of age, were randomly divided into 4 groups: T 0 (metronidazole 25 mg/kg BID for 5 days, T 1 (nitazoxanide 2 mg/kg BID for 3 days), T 2 nitazoxanide (3 mg/kg BID for 3 days) and T 3 nitazoxanide (4 mg/kg BID for 3 days), the effective dose of nitazoxanide was determined, comparing its percentage of efficacy with metronidazole, the number of cysts of …