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ReviewFrontiers in veterinary science2021

An Accessible Alternative to Melarsomine: "Moxi-Doxy" for Treatment of Adult Heartworm Infection in Dogs.

Linda S Jacobson, Brian A DiGangi

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Review in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Subcutaneous dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria immitis in a dog in Brazil: first report.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Linda S JacobsonShelter Medicine Advancement, Toronto Humane Society, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Brian A DiGangiShelter and Veterinary Services, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY, United States.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · USWildlife Conservation Society Canada · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Canine heartworm infection, caused by the filarial parasite

Indexed as

accessible veterinary careadulticide treatmentDirofilaria immitisdoxycyclineheartwormmelarsominemoxidectinslow kill

Identifiers

PMID34386540
PMCPMC8353148
OpenAlexW3185159574

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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