The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with disease severity and infectious etiologies of colitis in horses presenting with acute colitis

The NLR is an inexpensive, readily available biomarker that may help clinicians identify horses at risk of severe systemic inflammation and identify infectious colitis when interpreted with other clinical and laboratory findings.

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American Journal of Veterinary Research
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2026-02-18
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https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.25.12.0447
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Veterinary Equine Medical Research
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The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with disease severity and infectious etiologies of colitis in horses presenting with acute colitis

Stephen M. Reed, Myriah Albrecht, Diego E. Gomez, Ramiro Toribio et al.
American Journal of Veterinary Research
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The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with disease severity and infectious etiologies of colitis in horses presenting with acute colitis

Stephen M. Reed, Myriah Albrecht, Diego E. Gomez, Ramiro Toribio, Amanda N. Samuels, Niamh Collins, Rosemary Cuming
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The NLR is an inexpensive, readily available biomarker that may help clinicians identify horses at risk of severe systemic inflammation and identify infectious colitis when interpreted with other clinical and laboratory findings.

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Oklahoma State University (US), Abu Dhabi University (AE), Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital (US), Hagyard Equine Medical Institute (US), Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital (AE), The Ohio State University (US)
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The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with disease severity and infectious etiologies of colitis in horses presenting with acute colitis — Stephen M. Reed, Myriah Albrecht, et al. · American Journal of Veterinary Research (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS