2024 article

Diagnostic utility of the total nucleated cell count for differentiation of septic and sterile peritoneal effusions in dogs

Didomenico, A. E., Jacob, M. E., Stowe, D. M., & Gruber, E. J. (2024, February 6). VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY.

By: A. Didomenico n, M. Jacob n, D. Stowe n  & E. Gruber n 

author keywords: abdominal effusion; bacteria; fluid analysis; peritonitis; secondary peritonitis
TL;DR: Total nucleated cell counts and absolute neutrophil counts aid in the differentiation of septic and non-septic peritoneal effusions with similar diagnostic utility but are not sufficiently sensitive or specific to use without concurrent microscopic evaluation. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 19, 2024

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