Publications by authors named "J I Cristobal-Verdejo"
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- Leptospirosis is a serious bacterial infection in dogs that can lead to severe complications like pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome (LPHS), and the study aims to understand certain blood ratio indicators in affected dogs.
- The study involved comparing 36 dogs with leptospirosis to 32 healthy control dogs, analyzing neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelets to lymphocytes (PLR), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII).
- Findings suggest that NLR significantly increased in infected dogs, while SII showed a notable difference in survivors, indicating NLR could serve as a marker for inflammation, but further research is needed on PLR and SII for canine leptospirosis.
Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania spp., impacts multiple systems and organs. While hematological and biochemical profiles aren't definitive for diagnosis, recent studies have identified the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) as predictors of morbidity and mortality in critically ill human and dog patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The utility of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) as prognostic indicators has not been investigated in canine parvovirosis (CPV).
Hypothesis: To evaluate whether these hematological ratios obtained at hospital admission in CPV are associated with outcome or duration of hospitalization.
Animals: Four hundred one client-owned dogs presented with CPV.
Background: Myocarditis frequently occurs in canine leishmaniosis (CanL). Heart fatty acid-binding protein (HFABP) is a biomarker of myocardial damage.
Methods: This study aimed to compare HFABP concentration (HFABPc) in healthy dogs and dogs at different stages of CanL and evaluate the correlation of this biomarker with several clinicopathological and echocardiographic variables.
Background: The association between myocardial parasitic load (MPL) and cardiac biomarkers in Canine Leishmaniasis (CanL) has not been studied.
Methods: Dogs with advanced CanL were prospectively recruited and were included if they were euthanised. Prior to euthanasia these variables were assessed: hematocrit, globulin, creatinine, N-terminal-pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), blood pressure, urine protein/creatinine ratio and echocardiographic parameters.