Publications by authors named "M Petini"
Objectives: Transtubular potassium gradient has never been evaluated in the diagnosis of primary hypoadrenocorticism in dogs. The objective of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic utility of transtubular potassium gradient for the diagnosis of primary hypoadrenocorticism in dogs with serum K > 5.5 mol/L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPneumocystis is an atypical fungus that resides in the pulmonary parenchyma of many mammals, including humans and dogs. Immunocompetent human hosts are usually asymptomatically colonised or show subtle clinical signs, but some immunocompromised people can develop florid life-threatening Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Since much less is known concerning Pneumocystis in dogs, we posit the question: can Pneumocystis colonization be present in dogs with inflammatory airway or lung disease caused by other pathogens or disease processes? In this study, Pneumocystis DNA was detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of 22/255 dogs (9%) with respiratory distress and/or chronic cough.
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- Feline panleukopenia, caused primarily by feline parvovirus (FPV), is a serious disease in cats that shows evolving virulence, highlighting the need for ongoing monitoring.
- The study analyzed FPV's molecular epidemiology in Italy from 2011 to 2019, distinguishing it from canine parvovirus (CPV) while exploring its genetic variations and links to disease severity.
- Findings revealed that while FPV's evolution features few long-distance spread events, most changes occurred locally, suggesting certain viral strains might influence clinical outcomes, emphasizing the importance of ongoing research in viral evolution and its clinical implications.
Objectives: To determine whether the simplified Light's criteria (ie, pleural effusion lactate dehydrogenase concentration and serum total protein) can identify the pathophysiology of pleural effusion formation in dogs, and to assess whether these criteria were more accurate than the traditional veterinary classification based on pleural effusion total protein (TPp) and nucleated cell count (TNCCp).
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study including 100 dogs with pleural effusion. The aetiology of effusion was used to classify the pathophysiology of its formation.
Background: Feline parvovirus (FPV) is a common and potentially lethal infectious agent in cats.
Objective: To assess the prognostic value of age, neuter status, serum concentrations of serum amyloid A (SAA), haptoglobin, cholesterol and total thyroxine (tT4), and the presence of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in cats with panleukopenia.
Animals: Client-owned cats with FPV infection diagnosed by a positive fecal ELISA test, positive PCR on feces or blood or both.