Parasitological analysis of synovial fluid from dogs naturally infected with Leishmania sp.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to verify the feasibility of synovial fl uid (SF) analysis for the parasitological diagnosis of leishmaniasis in naturally infected dogs. Aseptic arthrocentesis of the tarsal and carpal joints of 40 infected dogs (158

Synovial fluid as an auxiliary diagnostic tool for different stages of canine visceral leishmaniasis

“…The parasitological methods are commonly based on the parasite's detectability in blood smears or lymph node, skin, spleen, or bone morrow cytology (ALVAR et al, 2004;NOLI & SARIDOMICHELAKIS, 2014). However, collection of most of these specimens is not easy, and the sensitivity of these tests can vary from 20% to 80% (SARIDOMICHELAKI et al, 2009, SOLANO-GALLEGO et al, 2009, SILVA et al, 2014. One interesting alternate option for the direct diagnosis of Leishmania sp.…”