Urinary protein/creatinine ratio in the evaluation of renal failure in canine leishmaniasis
Palacio, J.; Liste, F.; Gascón, M.
Veterinary Record 137(22): 567-568
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 8644438 Document Number: 453630
Urine and blood samples from 13 dogs with confirmed leishmaniasis and 9 healthy, seronegative Beagles were examined using a range of biochemical tests. There was a high correlation between both total urinary protein and serum albumin concentration and the urinary protein:creatinine (UP/C) ratio, but not between UP/C ratio and total serum protein. A biochemical plasma renal profile was less sensitive in both groups than the UP/C ratio which was higher in the infected group than in controls. It was concluded that total urinary protein and UP/C ratio had a superior diagnostic value than serum biochemical renal profile for detecting early renal lesions in canine leishmaniasis.