Table 4.
Test performed |
Pathogen | Laboratory abnormalitiesa, b | Clinical signsc |
---|---|---|---|
IFAT | R. conorii d | Increase: ns Decrease: albumin, albumin/globulin ratio, lymphocyte concentration |
ns |
E. canis e | Increase: total protein, gamma globulins Decrease: albumin, albumin/globulin ratio, hematocrit, hemoglobin, RBC |
ns | |
A. phagocytophilum f | Increase: total protein, beta globulins, gamma globulins Decrease: albumin, albumin/globulin ratio |
No presence of lameness | |
B. henselae | Increase: total protein, beta globulins, gamma globulins Decrease: albumin/globulin ratio, hematocrit, hemoglobin |
Marked lymphadenomegaly | |
PCR | Ehrlichia/Anaplasma | Increase: ns Decrease: hematocrit, RBC, platelet concentration |
ns |
Hepatozoon/Babesia | Increase: ns Decrease: ns |
ns | |
Co-infectionsg | Increase: total protein, beta globulins, gamma globulins, UPC Decrease: albumin, albumin/globulin ratio, lymphocyte concentration, hematocrit, hemoglobin, MCH |
ns |
Abbreviations: ns non-significant, UPC urinary protein/creatinine ratio, MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin
aAll statistically significant associations are present in the result section of this manuscript
bNo statistically significant association was found between the tested pathogens and other laboratorial abnormalities recorded (creatinine, urea, ALT, total cholesterol, urinary protein/creatinine ratio, leucocyte, monocyte, neutrophil, eosinophil and reticulocyte concentrations)
cNo statistically significant association was found between the tested pathogens and the other clinical signs recorded (fever, weight loss, skin lesions, ocular lesions, muscular atrophy, splenomegaly, vomiting and diarrhea, joint pain, polyuria and polydipsia, epistaxis and neurological disorders)
dStatistically significant association was also found with older age (> 5 year-old) and a high positive antibody level by L. infantum quantitative ELISA
eStatistically significant association was also found with neutering
fStatistically significant association was also found with a high positive antibody level by L. infantum quantitative ELISA, being in stage III or IV of LeishVet clinical staging for L. infantum and being diagnosed in spring or winter
gStatistically significant association was also found with high parasite load of L. infantum and older age