The relationship in dogs between primary renal disease and antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi.
Fifty-two serum samples from dogs with primary renal failure were tested for antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi. Twelve were positive as compared to two positive samples from a control group of 42 dogs. There was a statistically significant difference between these two groups which suggests an association between infection with E. cuniculi and the development of chronic renal disease.
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D004285:Dogs; D009670:Encephalitozoon cuniculi / Q000276:immunology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000150:complications; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan