Increased serum urea to creatinine ratio and its negative correlation with arterial pressure in canine babesiosis

• Autorzy: Zygner W. , Gojska-Zygner O.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The increase of the serum urea to creatinine ratio (UCR) was observed in dogs infected with Babesia canis. Previous studies have suggested that decrease of blood pressure can be one of the reasons for this phenomenon. In this work statistically significant increase of the UCR was observed in dogs with babesiosis. Comparison of the UCR between 23 azotaemic dogs and 25 non-azotaemic dogs infected with Babesia canis showed statistically significantly higher mean of the UCR in azotaemic dogs. Correlations between UCR and systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure (SAP, DAP and MAP) in 48 dogs infected with B. canis were negative (UCR and SAP: r = −0.3909; UCR and DAP: r = −0.3182; UCR and MAP: r = −0.3682) and statistically significant (p < 0.05). This result may indicate contribution of hypotension in the increase of the UCR in canine babesiosis. However, the correlations were not high, and there was no statistically significant correlation between UCR and arterial pressures in azotaemic dogs. Thus, it seems that decrease of blood pressure in dogs with babesiosis explains only partially the cause of increased UCR in infected dogs. The other authors suggested hyperureagenesis and myocardial injury as a potential reason for the increased UCR in canine babesiosis. Thus, further studies are needed to determine causes of increased UCR in dogs with babesiosis, especially on the connection between UCR changes and the concentrations of plasma cardiac troponins and ammonia, and the occurrence of occult blood on fecal examination.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

serum urea; creatinine; arterial pressure; canine babesiosis; Babesia canis; Babesia gibsoni; Babesia rossi; Babesia vogeli; blood pressure; azotemia; acute renal failure

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Parasitologica
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 59
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.548-551,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Zygner W.

• Division of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Gojska-Zygner O.

• Center of Small Animal Health Clinic Multiwet, 00-753 Warsaw, Poland

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