DRACH, Joy Parr,HOCKETT, Mitchell,BRESOLIN, Stefano,JENSEN, Eirk J.,HEINECK, Tobias M.,POLLARD, Jasper N.,ASION, Deborah,RODRIGUEZ, Rodolfo R.,CALDERWOOD, David A.,BATE, Norah Gerow,SINK, John Richard
申请号:
EP17771100
公开号:
EP3435782A4
申请日:
2017.03.22
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2019
代理人:
摘要:
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.