From: Clinical investigation on Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in Italian donkeys
 | Negative | IFAT positive | PCR positive | PCR and IFAT positive | |||
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Parameters | Mean (sd) | B. caballi mean (sd) | T. equi mean (sd) | Double positives mean (sd) | B. caballi mean (sd) | T. equi mean (sd) | T. equi mean (sd) |
RGB (106/ÎĽl) | 6.7 (0.8) | 5.1 (0.8) | 5.0 (0.9) | 5.1 (1.0) | 5.9 (1.1) | 4.7 (0.8) | 4.1 (0.4) |
P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P = 0.1 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | ||
PCV % | 35 (5) | 32 (4) | 32 (5) | 31 (7) | 33 (2) | 29 (3) | 31 (6) |
P = 0.004 | P = 0.06 | P = 0.02 | P = 0.3 | P < 0.001 | P = 0.02 | ||
Hb (g/dl) | 12.1 (1.3) | 10.7 (1.4) | 10.5 (2.4) | 10.4 (2.2) | 10.9 (1.1) | 9.1 (1.4) | 7.9 (0.9) |
P < 0.001 | P = 0.007 | P = 0.002 | P = 0.06 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | ||
MCV (fl) | 52.5 (3.8) | 55.1 (3.5) | 54.0 (8.0) | 56.0 (3.8) | 51.3 (4.3) | 54.2 (3.1) | 55.6 (4.2) |
P = 0.7 | P = 0.6 | P = 0.3 | P = 0.5 | P = 0.5 | P = 0.3 | ||
MCH (pg) | 19.1 (1.5) | 20.7 (2.0) | 20.3 (1.4) | 21.0 (2.0) | 19.0 (1.7) | 23.7 (4.3) | 22.3 (1.8) |
P = 0.002 | P = 0.01 | P < 0.001 | P = 0.9 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | ||
MCHC (g/dl) | 34.2 (1.5) | 35.0 (1.7) | 34.9 (1.4) | 35.2 (2.2) | 35.3 (1.9) | 34.9 (1.5) | 36.1 (2.0) |
P = 0.06 | P = 0.1 | P = 0.07 | P = 0.2 | P = 0.2 | P = 0.006 | ||
WBC (103/ÎĽl) | 8.9 (2.9) | 9.1 (2.7) | 10.1 (2.6) | 8.9 (2.4) | 9.9 (2.9) | 8.7 (2.3) | 9.9 (1.7) |
P = 0.8 | P = 0.2 | P = 0.9 | P = 0.5 | P = 0.8 | P = 0.3 | ||
Neutrophils (103/ÎĽl) | 5.1 (2.4) | 4.3 (1.7) | 4.4 (0.9) | 4.3 (1.9) | 5.2 (1.7) | 4.8 (1.6) | 6.5 (2.9) |
P = 0.4 | P = 0.6 | P = 0.3) | P = 0.3 | P = 0.3 | P = 0.007 | ||
Lymphocytes (103/ÎĽl) | 4.6 (1.9) | 4.8 (1.9) | 5.4 (2.1) | 5.2 (1.9) | 5.4 (1.7) | 5.6 (1.6) | 5.9 (0.9) |
P = 0.6 | P = 0.2 | P = 0.4 | P = 0.3 | P = 0.1 | P = 0.06 | ||
Monocytes (103/ÎĽl) | 0.2 (0.2) | 0.2 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.2 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.2) |
P = 0.6 | P = 0.05 | P = 0.3 | P = 0.1 | P = 0.1 | P = 0.9 | ||
Eosinophils (103/ÎĽl) | 0.4 (0.3) | 0.5 (0.4) | 0.4 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.4) | 0.5 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.4) | 0.6 (0.5) |
P = 0.3 | P = 0.4 | P = 0.09 | P = 0.1 | P = 0.1 | P = 0.07 | ||
Basophils (103/ÎĽl) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.1) |
P = 0.3 | P = 0.7 | P = 0.3 | P = 0.07 | P = 0.9 | P = 0.6 | ||
Platelets (103/ÎĽl) | 326 (65) | 277 (102) | 267 (83) | 209 (77) | 229 (67) | 254 (63) | 271 (79) |
P = 0.04 | P = 0.01 | P < 0.001 | P = 0.006 | P = 0.002 | P = 0.05 | ||
TB (mg/dl) | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.14) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.2 (0.0) | 0.5 (0.3) | 0.3 (0.1) |
P = 0.3 | P = 0.6 | P = 0.3 | P = 0.2 | P = 0.005 | P = 0.3 |