EVALUATION OF THE HEMATOLOGY TEST IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANINE EHRLICHIOSIS

The present study evaluated the level of agreement between the hematology test and the direct ELISA assay for the diagnosis of canine ehrlichiosis. It was used 77 samples from dogs with clinical signs compatible with canine ehrlichiosis and 20 control samples from the Hospital of Small Animals of th...

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Autores: Hoyos S., Luis, Li E., Olga, Alvarado S., Arnaldo, Suárez A., Francisco, Díaz C., Diego
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1288
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/1288
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ehrlichia canis
examen hematológico
trombocitopenia
prueba directa de ELISA
hematology
thrombocytopenia
direct ELISA assay
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Sumario:The present study evaluated the level of agreement between the hematology test and the direct ELISA assay for the diagnosis of canine ehrlichiosis. It was used 77 samples from dogs with clinical signs compatible with canine ehrlichiosis and 20 control samples from the Hospital of Small Animals of the Veterinary Medicine Faculty, San Marcos National University. The results showed 84.7 ± 11.0% of concordance by the Kappa test. Likewise, the thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, anemia and history of tick infestation were significantly related (p<0.05) to clinical evidence of the disease. The results revealed that the hematology test was important in the diagnosis of canine ehrlichiosis and that the direct ELISA was an excellent confirmatory test.