Publication: Clinical history and hematological findings among canines with monocytic ehrlichiosis
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2014-01-01
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01251562
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Mahidol University
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Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.45, No.1 (2014), 157-166
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Walasinee Moonarmart, Sivapong Sungpradit, Thanakorn Rawangchue, Karuna Suphaphiphat, Sineenart Suksusieng, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate Clinical history and hematological findings among canines with monocytic ehrlichiosis. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.45, No.1 (2014), 157-166. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34346
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Clinical history and hematological findings among canines with monocytic ehrlichiosis
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Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis is a tick borne disease caused by Ehr-lichia canis, an obligate intracellular rickettsial organism belonging to the family Anaplasmataceae. Canine ehrlichiosis causes hemaotological changes among infected animals which could be used as a potential predictor for diagnosing canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME). Ninety-four blood samples were obtained from canines that either presented for a routine health check-up or for clinical illness. A history, physical and laboratory test were conducted on each animal. All samples were examined for E. canis using a 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification to confirm CME infection. Thirty-six of the samples were positive for E. canis using PCR and the rest were negative. The Mann-Whitney and chi-square test were used to compare the differences between the PCR-positive and negative animals. PCR-positive animals had a higher mean body temperature than PCR-negative animals. The following were significantly lower in PCR-positive animals: white blood cell count, eosinophil count, red blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet count, and the random distribution of width (RDW) of the red blood cells. We evaluated complete blood cell count findings to determine factors associated with CME using multivariable logistic regression analysis and found thrombocytopenia was significantly associated with CME (OR=0.085; 95%CI: 0.78-0.92, p<0.001). For every decrease in the platelet count of 10,000 there was a 15% increase in the likelihood of having CME.