Table 5.

Numbers of dogs with normal or increased serum levels of kidney markers (BUN and creatinine) in E. Canis-infected dogs (buffy coat smear method) during different infection phases.

Phase	Normal BUN	Increased BUN	No data	Normal creatinine	Increased creatinine	No data
Before E. canis	11 (20±8)	2 (40±8)	6	11 (0.9±0.2)	3 (1.7±0.3)	5
During E. canis	13 (15±3)	5 (52±12)	1	15 (0.7±0.2)	13 (0.95±0.33)	1
After treatment with doxycycline	8 (22±7)	3 (50±5)	8	11 (0.7±0.2)	0	8

*Number in parentheses represents the mean±SD. E. canis=Ehrlichia canis, BUN=Blood urea nitrogen