Inventors:
- Morrisville NC, US
Mitchell Hockett - Raleigh NC, US
Stefano Bresolin - Garner NC, US
Erik J. Jensen - Hillsborough NC, US
Tobias M. Heineck - Durham NC, US
Jasper N. Pollard - Durham NC, US
Deborah Asion - Durham NC, US
Rodolfo R. Rodriguez - Cary NC, US
David A. Calderwood - Chapel Hill NC, US
Norah Gerow Bate - Raleigh NC, US
John Richard Sink - Raleigh NC, US
Jorge Carlos Correa - Raleigh NC, US
International Classification:
G01N 33/49
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of identifying an animal for which antibiotic treatment, anti-infective treatment, probiotic treatment, immunostimulant treatment, additional monitoring and/or a separate or alternative management strategy is appropriate, comprising: a) collecting a sample from said animal; b) performing a leukocyte differential cell count on said sample; c) comparing said leukocyte differential cell count of (b) with an index of infection; and d) initiating antibiotic treatment, anti-infective treatment, probiotic treatment, immunostimulant treatment, additional monitoring and/or a separate or alternative management strategy of said animal on the basis of said comparing step.