C-reactive protein in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid as a potential biomarker of bacterial bronchopneumonia in dogs
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
Published online on March 21, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, Ahead of Print.
Diagnosis of canine bacterial bronchopneumonia (bBP) is challenging and mostly based on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cytology and bacterial culture (BC) results. However, bacterial contamination of BALF is frequent, intracellular bacteria are not ...
Diagnosis of canine bacterial bronchopneumonia (bBP) is challenging and mostly based on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cytology and bacterial culture (BC) results. However, bacterial contamination of BALF is frequent, intracellular bacteria are not ...