Table 5 Positive PCR and sequencing results
Pathogen | Number of positive cats (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Total cats (n = 197) | SG cats (n = 134) | CG cats (n = 63) | |
Bartonella spp.a | 42 (21.3) | 39 (29.1) | 3 (4.8) |
B. henselae | 30 (15.2) | 28 (20.9) | 2 (3.2) |
B. clarridgeiae | 12 (6.1) | 11 (8.2) | 1 (1.6) |
Mycoplasma spp. | 36 (18.3) | 27 (20.2) | 9 (14.3) |
Mycoplasma haemofelis | 12 (6.1) | 11 (8.2) | 1 (1.6) |
“Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum” | 26 (13.2) | 18 (13.4) | 8 (12.7) |
“Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis” | 10 (5.1) | 8 (6.0) | 2 (3.2) |
Leishmania infantum | 13 (6.6) | 8 (6.0) | 5 (7.9) |
Conjunctival swabs (n = 394) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Oral swabs (n = 197) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Blood EDTA (n = 197) | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Lymph nodes (n = 181) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Urine samples (n = 143) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 79 (35) | 63 (47) | 16 (25.4) |