Table 1 Comparison of blood parameters between dogs co-infected with B. canis and D. repens and infected only with B. canis

Counts (n = 41):

n = 36

n = 5

 Leukocytes (G/l)

5.850 ± 0.551

5.039 ± 0.320

7.50 ± 2.914

6.0–12.0

0.007

 Erythrocytes (T/l)

4.885 ± 0.115

4.976 ± 0.191

4.18 ± 0.401

5.5–8.0

0.758NS

 Hemoglobin (mmol/l)

7.238 ± 0.180

7.161 ± 0.254

7.404 ± 0.868

7.45–11.17

0.747 NS

 Hematocrit (l/l)

0.332 ± 0.008

0.326 ± 0.012

0.342 ± 0.038

0.37–0.55

0.660 NS

 MCV (fl)

67.26 ± 0.944

66.11 ± 0.778

70.44 ± 2.737

60–77

0.068 NS

 MCHC (mmol/l)

21.86 ± 0.147

21.97 ± 0.109

21.58 ± 0.426

19.8–22.3

0.246 NS

 Thrombocytes (G/l)

57.09 ± 5.007

45.40 ± 3.335

91.80 ± 26.79

200–580

0.001

Biochemical parameters (n = 37):

n = 32

n = 5

 AST (U/l)

120.66 ± 31.58

113.28 ± 18.83

249.40 ± 159.07

1–45

0.079 NS

 ALT (U/l)

139.93 ± 39.63

126.25 ± 33.84

312.40 ± 156.41

3–60

0.081 NS

 ALP (U/l)

203.98 ± 39.56

165.48 ± 20.71

432.80 ± 206.45

20–155

0.007

 Serum glucose (mg/dl)

105.43 ± 7.066

100.33 ± 4.965

125.00 ± 30.33

70–120

0.151 NS

 Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.541 ± 0.121

1.125 ± 0.134

1.780 ± 1.031

0.8–1.7

0.206 NS

 Serum urea (mg/dl)

108.96 ± 8.376

61.50 ± 14.26

135.20 ± 98.20

20–45

0.158 NS

 Total serum protein (g/l)

60.01 ± 1.177

59.59 ± 1.112

59.20 ± 2.437

55–75

0.896 NS