Table 2 Coccidia and helminths of dogs detected in feces before and after treatment with nitazoxanide (NTZ) or a combination of pyrantel + praziquantel + febantel (FEB)

NTZ1

1

2

Cystoisospora sp.

+

+

+

+

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

2

1

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

3

1

Cryptosporidium

+

+

+

+

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

4

2

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

5

2

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

6

2

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

7

1

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Cryptosporidium

+

+

+

+

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

NTZ2

8

1

Cryptosporidium

+

+

-

-

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

9

2

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

10

1

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

11

1

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

12

2

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

-

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

13

1

Cryptosporidium

+

+

-

-

Cystoisospora

+

–

+

+

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

14

1

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

NTZ3

15

1

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

16

1

Cryptosporidium

+

+

-

-

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

17

1

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

18

1

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

19

2

Cryptosporidium

+

+

-

-

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

20

2

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

21

1

Cryptosporidium

+

+

-

-

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

FEB

22

2

Cryptosporidium

+

+

+

+

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

23

1

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

24

1

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

25

1

Cryptosporidium

+

+

+

+

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

26

1

Cryptosporidium

+

+

+

+

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

27

1

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

28

1

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

CTRL

29

2

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

30

2

Cryptosporidium

+

+

+

+

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

Trichuris vulpis

+

–

–

–

31

1

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

32

1

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

Ancylostoma caninum

+

–

–

–

33

2

Cryptosporidium

+

+

+

+

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

34

2

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–

35

1

Cystoisospora

+

+

+

+

Dipylidium caninum

+

–

–

–

Toxocara canis

+

–

–

–