Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the sample
From: Assessment of histological liver alterations in dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum
| Â | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
N | 148 | 100 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 84 | 57 |
 Female | 64 | 43 |
Estimated age (years) | ||
 0–2 | 16/106 | 15 |
 3–5 | 73/106 | 69 |
 ≥ 6 | 17/106 | 16 |
Size | ||
 Small | 36/146 | 25 |
 Medium | 85/146 | 58 |
 Large | 25/146 | 17 |
Clinical category | ||
 Asymptomatic | 15 | 10 |
 Symptomatic | 133 | 90 |
ELISA | ||
 Negative | 27 | 18 |
 Positive | 118 | 80 |
 Grey zone | 3 | 2 |
Culture | ||
 Negative | 81 | 55 |
 Positive | 67 | 45 |
PCR | ||
 Negative | 8/135 | 6 |
 Positive | 127/135 | 94 |
Leishmanin skin test | ||
 Negative | 75/85 | 88 |
 Positive | 10/85 | 12 |
Positive in one test | 35 | 24 |
Positive in all tests | 52 | 35 |
Co-infections | ||
 Ehrlichiosis | 39/57 | 68 |
 Babesiosis | 12/56 | 21 |
Positive ELISA results | ||
 Asymptomatic | 10 | 67 |
 Symptomatic | 112 | 84 |
Positive culture results | ||
 Asymptomatic | 3 | 20 |
 Symptomatic | 65 | 49 |