The Influence of Giardia duodenalis on the Occurrence of Clinical Signs in Dogs
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals
2.2. Clinical Analysis
2.3. Fecal Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Indicator/Clinical Sign | Giardia | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | |||
Clinical course | Acute | 23 | 5 | 0.009 |
Chronic | 6 | 8 | ||
Decrease in physical activity | No | 18 | 9 | 0.654 |
Yes | 11 | 4 | ||
Decrease in appetite | No | 17 | 9 | 0.513 |
Yes | 12 | 4 | ||
Vomiting | No | 19 | 11 | 0.205 |
Yes | 10 | 2 | ||
Change in feces consistency | No | 2 | 1 | 0.926 |
Yes | 27 | 12 | ||
Increased defecation frequency | No | 8 | 2 | 0.391 |
Yes | 21 | 11 | ||
Weight loss | No | 18 | 9 | 0.654 |
Yes | 11 | 4 | ||
Decrease in serum albumin level | No | 28 | 12 | 0.550 |
Yes | 1 | 1 | ||
Pruritus | No | 28 | 13 | 0.498 |
Yes | 1 | 0 | ||
Ascites/edema | No | 29 | 12 | 0.131 |
Yes | 0 | 1 | ||
Hematemesis | No | 28 | 13 | 0.498 |
Yes | 1 | 0 | ||
Fecal mucus | No | 16 | 5 | 0.317 |
Yes | 13 | 8 | ||
Hematochezia | No | 19 | 10 | 0.205 |
Yes | 11 | 2 | ||
Melena | No | 28 | 13 | 0.498 |
Yes | 1 | 0 |
Clinical Sign * | Assemblage C Positive Dogs (n = 5) | Assemblage D Positive Dogs (n = 8) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Decrease in physical activity | % | 40% | 25% | p = 0.569 |
N | 2 | 2 | ||
Decrease in appetite | % | 20% | 37.5% | p = 0.506 |
N | 1 | 3 | ||
Vomiting | % | 20% | 12.5% | p = 0.715 |
N | 1 | 1 | ||
Change in feces consistency | % | 100% | 87.5% | p = 0.411 |
N | 5 | 7 | ||
Increased defecation frequency | % | 80% | 87.5% | p = 0.715 |
N | 4 | 7 | ||
Weight loss | % | 20% | 37.5% | p = 0.506 |
N | 1 | 3 | ||
Decrease in serum albumin level | % | 0% | 12.5% | p = 0.411 |
N | 0 | 1 | ||
Ascites/edema | % | 0% | 12.5% | p = 0.411 |
N | 0 | 1 | ||
Fecal mucus | % | 100% | 37.5% | p = 0.024 |
N | 5 | 3 | ||
Hematochezia | % | 40% | 0% | p = 0.052 |
N | 2 | 0 | ||
Chronic clinical course | % | 40% | 75% | p = 0.207 |
N | 2 | 6 |
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Šmit, I.; Potočnjak, D.; Matijatko, V.; Torti, M.; Jović, I.; Grden, D.; Crnogaj, M.; Beck, R. The Influence of Giardia duodenalis on the Occurrence of Clinical Signs in Dogs. Vet. Sci. 2023, 10, 694. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10120694
Šmit I, Potočnjak D, Matijatko V, Torti M, Jović I, Grden D, Crnogaj M, Beck R. The Influence of Giardia duodenalis on the Occurrence of Clinical Signs in Dogs. Veterinary Sciences. 2023; 10(12):694. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10120694
Chicago/Turabian StyleŠmit, Iva, Dalibor Potočnjak, Vesna Matijatko, Marin Torti, Ines Jović, Darko Grden, Martina Crnogaj, and Relja Beck. 2023. "The Influence of Giardia duodenalis on the Occurrence of Clinical Signs in Dogs" Veterinary Sciences 10, no. 12: 694. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10120694
APA StyleŠmit, I., Potočnjak, D., Matijatko, V., Torti, M., Jović, I., Grden, D., Crnogaj, M., & Beck, R. (2023). The Influence of Giardia duodenalis on the Occurrence of Clinical Signs in Dogs. Veterinary Sciences, 10(12), 694. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10120694