Table 3 IFAT antibody titers for R. conorii, E. canis, A. phagocytophilum and B. henselae antigens in dogs with clinical leishmaniosis and healthy dogs. Fisher’s exact test was performed
From: Does co-infection with vector-borne pathogens play a role in clinical canine leishmaniosis?
Antibody titers | Antigens | Number (%, 95% CI) of seroreactive dogs | |
|---|---|---|---|
Dogs with clinical leishmaniosis (n = 61) | Healthy dogs (n = 14) | ||
< 64 | R. conorii* | 15 (25, 14–35) | 8 (57, 31–83) |
E. canis | 27 (44, 32–57) | 5 (36, 11–61) | |
A. phagocytophilum** | 29 (48, 35–60) | 13 (93, 79–100) | |
B. henselae | 36 (59, 47–71) | 11 (79, 57–100) | |
64 | R. conorii | 12 (20, 10–30) | 2 (14, 0–33) |
E. canis*** | 17 (28, 17–39) | 9 (64, 39–89) | |
A. phagocytophilum | 17 (28, 17–39) | 1 (7, 0–21) | |
B. henselae | 6 (10, 2–17) | 1 (7, 0–21) | |
128 | R. conorii | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
E. canis | 3 (5, 0–10) | 0 (0) | |
A. phagocytophilum | 4 (7, 0–13) | 0 (0) | |
B. henselae | 8 (13, 5–22) | 1 (7, 0–21) | |
256 | R. conorii | 10 (16, 7–26) | 0 (0) |
E. canis | 3 (5, 0–10) | 0 (0) | |
A. phagocytophilum | 3 (5, 0–10) | 0 (0) | |
B. henselae | 10 (16, 7–26) | 1 (7, 0–21) | |
512 | R. conorii | 15 (26, 15–37) | 4 (29, 5–52) |
E. canis | 2 (3, 0–8) | 0 (0) | |
A. phagocytophilum | 4 (7, 0–13) | 0 (0) | |
B. henselae | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
> 512 | R. conorii | 9 (15, 6–24) | 0 (0) |
1024 | E. canis | 8 (13, 5–22) | 0 (0) |
A. phagocytophilum | 3 (5, 0–10) | 0 (0) | |
B. henselae | 1 (2, 0–5) | 0 (0) | |
> 1024 | E. canis | 1 (2, 0–5) | 0 (0) |
A. phagocytophilum | 1 (2, 0–5) | 0 (0) | |
B. henselae | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |