conclusions while the crp value was in patients with acute brucellosis in the current study, the mpv, rdw and leukocyte counts were within the normal range. crp value remains the most valuable inflammatory marker in cases of acute brucellosis. results the follow-up within the year after treatment was examined. the values of age, gender, leukocyte count, c-reactive protein, rdw and mpv were reco...

An interlaboratory quality control scheme has been established in Britain by the British Committee for Standards in Haematology. In the first instance this has been confined to haemoglobin, red blood cell count, and packed cell volume. The materials which have been circulated include whole blood, stabilized red cell preparations, lysates, cyanmethaemoglobin solutions, and cyanmethaemoglobin ref...

Canine anaplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum and platys transmitted ticks. In Sri Lanka, only few studies are available as this often neglected (underdiagnosed) in clinical practice due to the non-specific signs. This communication describes seroprevalence, laboratory findings of 266 dogs seropositive for spp. identified from 450 anaemic presented Gampaha, Colom...

To assess the effects of pre-analytical handling (storage time and temperature) on selected hematological parameters, whole blood samples were collected in EDTA coated tubes from each of 30 clinically normal male adult beagle dogs. Each sample was separated in 2 aliquots, of which one was stored in ambient temperature (25 ˚C) and the other one was refrigerated (2 to 4 ˚C). Complete blood counts...