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Serum amyloid A concentrations on admission (ADM), day 1 (D1) and day 2 (D2) were compared within and between groups, using nonparametric tests. Results are presented as median (IQR) (effect size; 95% CI).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Serum amyloid A concentrations were higher in SIRS than in NonSIRS foals both on ADM (401\u00a0mg\/L (99; 855) vs 67\u00a0mg\/L (23; 685), [ES 129, 95% CI, 15-385]), and on D1 (836 mg\/L (616; 1240) vs 212\u00a0mg\/L (69; 890), [ES 501, 95% CI, 121-724]). On D2, but not on ADM, foals with a positive BC had higher SAA (1244\u00a0mg\/L (757; 2004)) than BC negative foals (153\u00a0mg\/L (57; 695), [ES 1002; 95% CI, 282-1418]). On D1, but not on ADM, SAA was higher in non-survivors (729\u00a0mg\/L (469; 1347) than in survivors (323\u00a0mg\/L (75; 889), [ES 373; 95% CI, 28-651]).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and clinical importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Serum amyloid A measurements on D1 and D2 of hospitalization likely reflect both the severity of disease and response to initial treatment. Repeated SAA measurements during hospitalization can aid clinicians in determining severity of disease and can be useful as a prognosticator in ill neonatal foals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jvimsj\/aalag035","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,6]],"date-time":"2026-03-06T10:02:24Z","timestamp":1772791344000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Sequential measurement of serum amyloid A concentrations in ill hospitalized neonatal foals"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Astrid J","family":"van den Brom-Spierenburg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University , Utrecht ,","place":["the Netherlands"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Esther W","family":"Siegers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht 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