Experimental infection and co-infection of dogs with Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis: hematologic, serologic and molecular findings

Table 2 Compiled real-time and conventional E. canis PCR results pre- and post-immunosuppression.

	Pre-immunosuppression (Day 400)		Post-immunosuppression (Day 414 and 420)
Group (n = 3)	Blood	Lymph Node	Blood	Lymph Node	Bone Marrow
Group E	3/3	3/3	3/3	2/2	2/3
Group E+doxy	0/3	0/3	0/3	0/2	0/3
Group A→E	3/3	3/3	3/3*	2/2	1/3
Group A→E+doxy	0/3	0/3	0/3	0/3	0/3
Group E→A	3/3	3/3	3/3	3/3	3/3*
Group E→A+doxy	0/3	0/3	0/3	0/3	0/3
Group A+E	3/3	3/3	3/3*	3/3	2/3*
Group A+E+doxy	0/3	0/3	0/3	0/3	0/2

Untreated control dogs are compared to the doxycycline treated dogs (+doxy). Doxycycline was administered between days 211 and 238. Dexamethasone was administered between days 410 and 414. (Number of dogs testing PCR positive/number tested in each group.*Indicates those groups where PCR results for individual samples disagreed between the methods.)

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