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Table 2 CBC abnormalities

From: Clinical evaluation of outdoor cats exposed to ectoparasites and associated risk for vector-borne infections in southern Italy

Laboratory abnormalities

SG cats (%)

CG cats (%)

Total (%)

Anaemiaa

53 (39.5)

15 (23.8)

68 (34.5)

 Milda

48 (90.6)

11 (73.3)

59 (29.9)

 Moderate

5 (9.4)

2 (13.3)

7 (3.56)

 Severe

2 (3.3)

2 (1.0)

 Normocytic normochromic anaemia

43 (32.1)

11 (17.5)

54 (27.4)

 Macrocytic normochromic anaemia

5 (3.7)

0 (0)

5 (2.5)

 Normocytic hypochromic anaemia

2 (1.5)

1 (1.6)

3 (1.5)

 Microcytic normochromic anaemia

0 (0)

3 (4.8)

3 (1.5)

 Microcytic hypochromic anaemia

3 (2.2)

0 (0)

3 (1.5)

Leukocytosisa

46 (34.3)

5 (7.9)

51 (25.9)

Leukopenia

1 (0,7)

1 (1.6)

2 (1.0)

Neutrophiliaa

53 (39.5)

4 (6.3)

57 (28.9)

Monocytosisa

38 (28.4)

9 (14.3)

47 (23.9)

Eosinophilia

12 (8.9)

6 (9.5)

18 (9.1)

Basophilia

11 (8.2)

1 (1.6)

12 (6.1)

Lymphocytosis

5 (3.7)

6 (9.5)

11 (5.6)

Lymphopenia

7 (5.2)

2 (3.2)

9 (4.6)

Neutropenia

4 (3)

0 (0)

4 (2.0)

Thrombocytopenia

5 (3.7)

2 (3.2)

7 (3.5)

Thrombocytosis

4 (3)

0 (0)

4 (2.0)

  1. aSignificant difference between SG and CG