Diagnostic utility of the total nucleated cell count for differentiation of septic and sterile peritoneal effusions in dogs.
Amy E DiDomenicoMegan E JacobDevorah Marks StoweErika J GruberPublished in: Veterinary clinical pathology (2024)
Total nucleated cell counts and absolute neutrophil counts aid in the differentiation of septic and non-septic peritoneal effusions with similar diagnostic utility but are not sufficiently sensitive or specific to use without concurrent microscopic evaluation.