Table 5 Dogs positive by the different PCRs performed and the corresponding IFAT results for different antigens studied
From: Does co-infection with vector-borne pathogens play a role in clinical canine leishmaniosis?
Dog ID | qPCR L. infantum (parasite/ml); ELISA dilution (EU) | IFAT | qPCR Ehrlichia/ Anaplasma | Conventional PCR Ehrlichia/ Anaplasma | PCR Hepatozoon/ Babesia | Clinical signs and laboratory abnormalities | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rc | Ec | Ap | Bh | ||||||
HCV-7 | Negative (0); Positive (195) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 256 | Positive | Negative | Negative | Moderate lymphadenomegaly, skin lesions. Thrombocytopenia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperproteinemia, hyperbetaglobulinemia |
HCV-9 | Positive (51); Positive (39892) | < 64 | < 64 | < 64 | 256 | Positive | Negative | Negative | Fever, weight loss, moderate lymphadenomegaly, ocular lesions. Pancytopenia, hypoalbuminemia, hypergammaglobulinemia |
HCV-11 | Positive (4); Positive (12568) | > 512 | < 64 | 64 | 128 | Positive | Negative | Negative | Skin lesions. Hypoalbuminemia, hypergammaglobulinemia, proteinuria |
HCV-28 | Positive (807); Positive (30827) | 512 | 1024 | 256 | < 64 | Positive | Negative | Negative | Weight loss, moderate lymphadenomegaly, skin and ocular lesions. Regenerative anemia, hypoalbuminemia, hypergammaglobulinemia, proteinuria |
HCV-31 | Positive (8); Positive (37360) | 64 | 64 | 128 | 64 | Positive | Negative | Negative | Fever, mild lymphadenomegaly, epistaxis. Anemia, lymphocytosis, thrombocytopenia, hypoalbuminemia, hypergammaglobulinemia |
MO-1 | Positive (33); Positive (47) | 512 | 128 | 64 | < 64 | Positive | Positivea | Negative | Skin lesions. Hypercholesterolemia |
MO-4 | Negative (0); Positive (188) | 256 | 64 | 1024 | < 64 | Negative | – | Positivea | Skin lesions. Mild hyperbetaglobulinemia |
MED-5 | Negative (0); Positive (7170) | 64 | < 64 | < 64 | 256 | Positive | Positivea | Negative | Weight loss, moderate lymphadenomegaly, skin and ocular lesions, splenomegaly. Anemia, hypoalbuminemia |
MED-7 | Negative (0); Positive (82) | < 64 | < 64 | 1024 | < 64 | Positive | Negative | Negative | Moderate lymphadenomegaly, skin lesions. Hypoalbuminemia |