Infectivity to Phlebotomus perniciosus of dogs naturally parasitized with Leishmania infantum after different treatments

Table 1 Scoring system used for the different clinical variables assessed before and after beginning treatment

CLINICAL SIGNS	0	1	2
Weight	normal	reduced	cachexia
Appetite	normal	reduced	anorexia
Behavior	normal	apathy	postration
Lymphoadenomegaly	absent	localized	generalized
Epistaxis	absent	moderate	severe
Cutaneous keratoseborrhea	absent	moderate	generalized
Ulcers	absent	simple	multiple
Onicogriphosis	absent	moderate	severe
Ocular lesions	absent	moderate	severe
Digestive disorders	absent	mild	severe
Arthropathy	absent	simple	multiple
Amyotrophy	absent	moderate	severe
Polyuria/Polydipsia	absent	moderate	severe
CLINICAL-PATHOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES	0	1	2
Proteins	normal	elevated	reduced
A/G ratio	normal	reduced	-
Urea	normal	elevated	-
Creatinine	normal	elevated	-
ALT	normal	elevated	-
Complete blood count	0 = normal, 1 = anemia, 2 = leukocytosis, 5 = anemia + leukopenia, 7 = anemia + leukocytosis

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