Table 3.
Percent of dogs with below and above the normal range measured haematological parameters according to infection status.
| Parameter | Normal range | % dogs with values below [above] normal range | ||
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| Ehrlichiosis only (n = 42) | Babesiosis only (n = 10) | Co-infection (n = 46) | ||
| HCT (%) | 37–55 | 35.7 [9.5] | 70.0 [0.0] | 82.6 [2.2] |
| RBC (1012/L) | 5.5–8.5 | 33.3 [0.0] | 50.0 [0.0] | 71.7 [0.0] |
| HB (g/L) | 12–18 | 33.3 [19.0] | 70.0 [0.0] | 67.4 [2.2] |
| MCV (fL) | 60–77 | 7.1 [2.4] | 0.0 [30.0] | 4.3 [13.0] |
| MCH (pg) | 19–23 | 0.0 [61.9] | 10.0 [30.0] | 4.3 [58.7] |
| MCHC (g/L) | 32–36 | 7.1 [19.0] | 40.0 [0.0] | 15.2 [19.6] |
| RDW (%) | 11.6–14.8 | 14.3 [35.7] | 40.0 [20.0] | 17.4 [32.6] |
| PLT (109/L) | 200–500 | 26.2 [2.4] | 30.0 [0.0] | 52.2 [0.0] |
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| WBC (109/L) | 6–17 | 2.4 [26.2] | 20.0 [10.0] | 19.6 [28.3] |
| NEU (109/L) | 3–12.5 | 2.4 [31.0] | 10.0 [20.0] | 10.9 [37.0] |
| LYM (109/L) | 1–4 | 4.8 [21.4] | 10.0 [40.0] | 8.7 [26.1] |
| MONO (109/L) | 0.1–1.35 | 33.3 [11.9] | 50.0 [20.0] | 30.4 [15.2] |
| EOS (109/L) | 0.1–1.25 | 95.2 [0.0] | 90.0 [10.0] | 95.7 [0.0] |
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| ALB (g/L) | 28–40 | 45.2 [0.0] | 80.0 [0.0] | 69.6 [0.0] |
HCT: Haematocrit; RBC: red blood cells; HB: haemoglobin; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular haemoglobin content; MCHC: mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration; RDW: red cell distribution width; PLT: platelets; WBC: white blood cells; NEU: neutrophils; LYM: Lymphocytes; MONO: monocytes; EOS: eosinophils; ALB: albumin.