Amikacin prevents platelet aggregation in feline venous blood samples.
Ana M EngelmannPatrícia A VeledaCamila B E MelloLara S DutraThais R MannAndressa BuenoAlexandre KrauseCinthia M de AndradePublished in: Veterinary clinical pathology (2022)
Amikacin prevents platelet aggregation in feline venous blood samples and does not cause clinically relevant changes in other hematologic measurands. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing the use of amikacin in preventing platelet aggregation in feline blood samples. Based on this study, amikacin could be added to EDTA collection tubes for complete blood counts in cats.
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