Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Volume Distribution Width in Canine Parvoviral Enteritis.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial translocation from the damaged intestinal tract, reported in canine parvoviral (CPV) enteritis, is thought to be responsible for the systemic inflammatory response resulting from coliform septicemia, which could ultimately progress to septic shock and death. Alterations in platelet indices, specifically mean platelet volume (MPV), is a consistent finding in critically ill people and dogs with and without sepsis. Increased MPV has been reported to be an indirect indicator of platelet activation and of bone marrow response in people and dogs with sepsis. The study aim was to compare admission MPV and platelet volume distribution width (PVDW) in dogs with CPV enteritis to that of healthy aged-matched control dogs. Forty-eight dogs with CPV enteritis and 18 healthy age matched contro

SUBMITTER: Engelbrecht M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8526561 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature