Inhibition of Cryptosporidium parvum in neonatal Hsd:(ICR)BR Swiss miceby polyether ionophores and aromatic amidines.
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Cryptosporidicidal effects of two polyether ionophores (maduramicin and alborixin), a fluorinated 4-quinolone (enrofloxacin), and three analogs of pentamidine were evaluated in a suckling mouse bioassay. Treatment with all compounds except enrofloxacin and one of the pentamidine analogs [1,3-di(4-imidazolinophenoxy)propane] resulted in significant (P less than 0.05) reductions in oocyst excretion.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 35 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991