Table 4 Comparison of studied complete blood count parameters between Toxoplasma Gondii infected and uninfected wild rodent species captured from various sampling sites in Pakistan.

From: Toxoplasma gondii infection affects the complete blood count and disturbs the markers of oxidative stress from the vital organs of wild rodents

Studied parameters

Toxoplasma gondii positive Mus musculus

Toxoplasma gondii negative Mus musculus

Toxoplasma gondii positive Rattus norvegicus

Toxoplasma gondii negative Rattus norvegicus

Toxoplasma gondii positive Rattus rattus

Toxoplasma gondii negative Rattus rattus

White blood cells ×103/µl

4.09 ± 1.3

5.9 ± 0.66

5.78 ± 1.4

7.74 ± 2.4

4.35 ± 1.7

3.88 ± 1. 5

Lymphocytes ×103/µl

4.32 ± 0.6

1.59 ± 0.86*

3.95 ± 0.6

6.05 ± 1.5

29.9 ± 12

20.2 ± 8

Lymphocytes (%)

40.9 ± 13

71.5 ± 2.3

70.1 ± 6.9

80.1 ± 6.3

31.5 ± 12

20.1 ± 10

Red blood cells ×106/µl

5.11 ± 1.1

5.24 ± 0.18

5.78 ± 1.0

5.6 ± 1.1

3.25 ± 0.95

2.27 ± 0.87

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

12.07 ± 0.9

12.85 ± 0.35

12.55 ± 2.4

11.65 ± 1.7

6.89 ± 1.8

7.71 ± 1.5

Hematocrit (%)

33.0 ± 6.9

30.12 ± 1.2

36.5 ± 8.7

34.5 ± 6.8

20.0 ± 5.4

21.7 ± 4.5

Mean corpuscular volume (µm3)

56.86 ± 0.98

65.2 ± 2.1*

67.5 ± 0.5

61.5 ± 0.5**

78.1 ± 9.8

64.9 ± 10

Mean cell hemoglobin (pg)

25.67 ± 4.9

24.99 ± 0.65

21.6 ± 0.5

21.1 ± 0.5

16.16 ± 3.1

17.4 ± 2.2

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (g/dl)

33.37 ± 1.1

45.1 ± 1.4***

34.65 ± 1.5

34.7 ± 2.2

26.8 ± 5.1

29.6 ± 3.7

Platelets × 103/µl

677 ± 354

327 ± 31

307 ± 93

428 ± 159

65.5 ± 32

50.5 ± 27

Mean platelet volume (µm3)

9.4 ± 0.62

5.72 ± 0.29*

9.1 ± 0.55

7.75 ± 1.2

9.57 ± 0.87

7.68 ± 0.66

  1. All values are expressed as mean ± standard error of mean. P value indicates the results of two sample t-tests calculated for each parameter.
  2. P > 0.05 = non significant; P < 0.05 = least significant (*); P < 0.01 = Significant (*); P < 0.001 = highly significant (***).
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