Research Communications of the 24th ECVIM-CA Congress

Thirty one dogs presented for a history of chronic diarrhea were prospectively enrolled. The initial diagnostic workup for all patients included a serum biochemistry profile, fecal parasitology, abdominal ultrasound examination, and gastrointestinal endoscopy with collection of endoscopic biopsies. The severity of clinical signs was evaluated using the CCECAI scoring index and patients were grouped by having a CCECAI of < 12 or ≥ 12. Fecal calprotectin and S100A12 were quantified as previously described [1] . Correlations were evaluated with the Spearman rank correlation test. For both markers a receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve was used to select cut-off value that allowed the best discrimination between dogs with a CCECAI<12 and dogs with a CCECAI ≥ 12. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated.