Serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic biomarker in dogs with bacterial respiratory diseases.

N KohoM M RajamäkiSanna Johanna Viitanen

Published in: Veterinary clinical pathology (2024)

These results indicate that despite being a valuable diagnostic, prognostic, and follow-up marker in humans with pneumonia, serum PCT concentrations are not elevated in dogs with bacterial respiratory diseases and, therefore, cannot be used as a diagnostic biomarker in dogs.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation