Early reduction of Leishmania infantum-specific antibodies and blood parasitemia during treatment in dogs with moderate or severe disease

Table 1 Correlation between the level of antibodies, the clinicopathological alterations and the blood parasitemia at diagnosis

Parameter (units)	Spearman’s correlation coefficient (r_s)	P-value
UPC ratio	0.412	0.021*
Total protein (g/dl)	0.698	< 0.0001*
Albumin (g/dl)	-0.381	0.020*
Beta-globulins (g/dl)	0.285	0.102
Gamma-globulins (g/dl)	0.790	< 0.0001*
Hematocrit (%)	-0.414	0.012*
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	-0.376	0.024*
Blood parasitemia (parasites/ml)	0.448	0.006*

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