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Clinical features of tularemia in cats

Clinical features of tularemia in cats
  • Leukopenia and neutropenia are significantly associated with tularemia-positive cats

The objectives of this study were to describe the clinical features of cats diagnosed with tularemia, and to compare the clinical features of cats with and without tularemia and identify characteristics increasing the likelihood of a tularemia diagnosis. Diagnostic laboratory data and medical records were retrospectively reviewed of cats tested for tularemia between 2000 and 2021. Clinical features including signalment, presenting complaint(s), physical examination findings and clinicopathologic data were described for cats with tularemia diagnosed by culture and/or PCR. Clinical features were also compared between PCR+ vs PCR- cats and logistic regression was used to identify features that predicted PCR+ status. A ...

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