Diagnostic value of serum procalcitonin, neopterin, and gamma interferon in neonatal calves with septicemic colibacillosis

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ERCAN N., Tuzcu N., BAŞBUĞ O., Tuzcu M., ALİM A.

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.180-183, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/1040638715626488
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.180-183
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Colibacillosis, neonatal calves, procalcitonin, septicemia, NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA, SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION, PRESUMED SEPTICEMIA, SEPSIS, INFECTION, INTERLEUKIN-6, BACTERIAL, CHILDREN, MARKER, FOALS
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The objective of our study was to compare the serum concentrations of procalcitonin (PCT), neopterin, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-), prostaglandin E-2, malondialdehyde, interleukin 8, and gamma interferon (IFN-) in neonatal calves with septicemic colibacillosis (n = 15) with healthy controls (n = 15). Septicemic colibacillosis was diagnosed based on clinical signs and the isolation of Escherichia coli from heparinized blood in clinically suspected cases. PCT, neopterin, TNF- (p < 0.05), and IFN- concentrations in calves with septicemic colibacillosis were significantly higher than in the healthy controls (p < 0.01). Serum PCT concentrations were similar to 4 times higher in the calves with septicemic colibacillosis than in the healthy calves, suggesting that PCT could be a useful marker of septicemic colibacillosis in neonatal calves.