Prevalence of anti-platelet antibodies in dogs naturally co-infected by Leishmania infantum and Ehrlichia canis

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 118-121

  Cortese, Laura ^a   Terrazzano, Giuseppe ^a,b   Piantedosi, Diego ^a   Sica, Michela ^a   Prisco, Michele ^a   Ruggiero, Giuseppina ^a   Ciaramella, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co infection; Dogs; Ehrlichia canis; Leishmania infantum; Platelet bound antibodies

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANINE EHRLICHIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICHIA CANIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BLOOD PLATELETS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 79952625827     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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