Collection of cerebrospinal fluid into EDTA versus plain tubes does not affect the standard analysis in dogs

Table 1 Results of the cerebrospinal fluid analysis from EDTA and plain plastic tubes

Dog ID	TNC count		RBC count		Semi-quantitative protein concentration
Dog ID	EDTA	Plain	EDTA	Plain	EDTA	Plain
1	3	1	118	20	Trace	Trace
2	1	1	0	1	Trace	Trace
3	2	1	257	19	Trace	Trace
4	7	4	8	8	2+	2+
5	4	1	3	0	1+	1+
6	37	35	3	1	1+	1+
7	1	1	1	0	Trace	Trace
8	0	0	0	1	Negative	Negative
9	1765	1758	135	103	2+	2+
10	2	0	6	35	1+	1+
11	2	2	94	22	Trace	Trace
12	14	11	3	1	1+	1+
13	1	2	0	2	Trace	Trace
14	0	1	4	17	Trace	Trace
15	2	3	0	0	Trace	Trace
16	0	1	5	0	Trace	Trace
17	32	25	11	6	Trace	Trace
18	2	2	3	0	1+	1+
19	3	2	0	0	Trace	Trace
20	0	1	3	0	Trace	Trace
21	79	65	141	15	1+	1+
22	1	0	3	2	Trace	Trace
23	1	1	3	2	Trace	Trace
24	1	2	0	0	Trace	Trace
25	0	1	1	0	Trace	Trace
26	15	16	3	0	Trace	Trace
27	1	2	0	0	Trace	Trace
28	8	7	0	0	Trace	Trace
29	0	0	10	2	Trace	Trace
30	15	12	1	3	Trace	Trace
31	2	0	0	0	Trace	Trace
32	3	7	4	1	Trace	Trace

The semi-quantitatively measured protein concentration was categorized as negative (0 mg/dL), trace (< 30 mg/dL), 1+ (30–100 mg/dL), 2+ (100–300 mg/dL), 3+ (300–2000 mg/dL) or 4+ (> 2000 mg/dL)
EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, RBC red blood cells, TNC total nucleated cells

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