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Table 4 Details of cats that tested positive for haemotropic mycoplasmas

From: Survey of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum, haemotropic mycoplasmas and other arthropod-borne pathogens in cats from Albania

 

Number of cats studied

Number of cats tested positive for mycoplasmas, total (%)

Any mycoplasma

Mh 1

CMh2

CMt3

Mh+ CMh

CMh+ CMt

Male cats

59

24 (40.7, 95% CI4 28.1-54.3)

5 (8.5)

19 (32.2)

7 (11.9)

3 (5.1)

4 (6.8)

Female cats

87

21 (24.1, 95% CI 15.6-34.5)

10 (11.5)

13 (14.9)

1 (1.2)

3 (3.5)

0

Kitten, ≤6 months

33

4 (12.1, 95% CI 3.4-28.2)

1 (3.0)

4 (12.1)

1 (3.0)

1 (3.0)

1 (3.0)

Juvenile, >6-12 months

39

12 (30.8, 95% CI 17.0-47.6)

2 (5.1)

7 (18.0)

3 (7.7)

0

0

Young adult, >12-36 months

43

16 (37.2, 95% CI 23.0-53.3)

7 (16.3)

11 (25.6)

3 (7.0)

3 (7.0)

2 (4.7)

Adult, >36 months

31

13 (41.9, 95% CI 24.6-60.9)

5 (16.1)

10 (32.3)

1 (3.2)

2 (6.5)

1 (3.2)

Total

146

45 (30.8, 95% CI 23.5-39.0)

15 (10.3)

32 (21.9)

8 (5.5)

6 (4.1)

4 (2.7)

  1. 1Mh = Mycoplasma haemofelis.
  2. 2CMh = Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum.
  3. 3CMt = Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis.
  4. 495% CI = 95% confidence interval.