title: High Dipetalonema reconditum microfilarial counts in two dogs.
abstract: Dipetalonema reconditum microfilarial counts of 509 and 932/ml of blood, respectively, were found in 2 dogs thought to have been infected with Dirofilaria immitis. The high counts were attributed to a state of immunosuppression. It was concluded that microfilarial width is a more reliable criterion that microfilarial numbers for the differentiation of D immitis and D reconditum infections. For reliable width measurements, it is necessary to use the modified Knott or polycarbonate filter techniques, inasmuch as the cellulose filter technique gives misleading results.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004153:Dipetalonema; D004154:Dipetalonema Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male