title: Evaluation of primary haemostasis in canine leishmaniasis.
abstract: Primary haemostasis was evaluated by measurements of bleeding time and platelet count in 26 dogs with leishmaniasis and 10 normal dogs. Bleeding time was significantly (P = 0.02) longer in the infected dogs than in the control group, and in infected dogs with creatinine concentrations > 1.5 mg/dl than in infected dogs with normal creatinine levels. There was a significant linear regression between the concentration of creatinine and bleeding time (P = 0.02) although the coefficient of determination was low (r2 = 0.194). There were no significant differences in platelet counts between the normal and diseased dogs, and there were no significant differences between male and female dogs in either group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, Córdoba, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lucena
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ginel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001760:Bleeding Time / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006487:Hemostasis; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count / Q000662:veterinary; D012737:Sex Factors