Closing the gap on causal processes of infection risk from cross-sectional data: structural equation models to understand infection and co-infection

Table 1 Pathogen co-infection status is strongly correlated in domestic cats

Values represent Spearman correlation ρ-values with significant or near significant correlations in bold and their level denoted by *. P-values: * 0.05-0.10, ** 0.01-0.05, *** 0.001-0.01, **** < 0.001. All pathogens form chronic infections and thus serology (antibody, Ab) is also a marker of infection; although infection in some seropositive individuals may be latent. In all cases, predictor variables are binomial (0 or 1), with 1 equal to male, adult, or positive serological or infection status. Abbreviations: B Bartonella spp; Bclar Bartonella clarridgeiae, Bhen Bartonella henselae, FcaGHV1 feline gammaherpesvirus 1, FeLV feline leukaemia virus, FIV feline immunodeficiency virus, Mhf Mycoplasma haemofelis, Mhm Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum, T Toxoplasma gondii. Table reproduced from [26Table S2].

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