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Volume 30, Number 12—December 2024
Dispatch

Ehrlichia canis in Human and Tick, Italy, 2023

Giovanni SgroiComments to Author , Nicola D’Alessio, Vincenzo Veneziano, Giuseppe Rofrano, Giovanna Fusco, Mariaelisa Carbonara, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Domenico Otranto, and Roberta Iatta
Author affiliation: Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Portici, Italy (G. Sgroi, N. D’Alessio, G. Rofrano, G. Fusco), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy (V. Veneziano), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy (M. Carbonara, D. Otranto, R. Iatta), Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Recife, Brazil (F. Dantas-Torres); City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China (D. Otranto)

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Table 2

Complete blood count and serum chemistry for patient positive for Ehrlichia canis infection, Italy, 2023*

Parameter Value (reference range)
Hemoglobin, g/dL 15.0 (13.5–18.0)
Platelets, 103/μL 247.0 (150.0–400.0)
Mean platelet volume, fL 7.8 (6.0–11.5)
Leukocytes, 103/μL 3.7 (4.0–10.0)
Erythrocytes, 106 μL 4.9 (4.5–5.9)
Hematocrit, % 46.8 (41.0–53.0)
Mean corpuscular volume, fL 94.6 (80.0–100.0)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, pg/dL 30.3 (26.0–34.0)
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, g/dL 32.0 (31.0–37.0)
Red cell distribution width, % 13.7 (11.5–14.5)
Hemoglobin distribution width, % 2.6 (2.0–3.2)
Neutrophils, % 43.1 (40.0–74.0)
Lymphocytes, % 48.0 (19.0–48.0)
Monocytes, % 5.7 (3.4–9.0)
Eosinophils, % 1.2 (0–8.0)
Basophils, % 1.0 (0–1.5)
Urea, mg/dL 33.0 (20.0–50.0)
Creatinine, mg/dL 1.2 (0.7–1.3)
Cholesterol, mg/dL 198.0 (<200)
High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, mg/dL 70.0 (40.0–150.0)
Triglycerides, mg/dL 86.0 (<150)
Aspartate aminotransferase, UI/L 36.0 (<34)
Alanine aminotransferase, UI/L 122.0 (10.0–49.0)

*Boldface indicates out of reference range. fL,femtoliter.

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