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Table 6 Comparison of the proportion of positive rSP03B RT results between dogs based on clinical parameters

From: Exploring the relationship between susceptibility to canine leishmaniosis and anti-Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva antibodies in Ibizan hounds and dogs of other breeds in Mallorca, Spain

Variable

n

rSP03B RT result

Proportion positive (count)

Fisher’s exact test P-value

Breed

 Ibizan hounds

47

0.2978 (14)

0.1999

 Other breeds

45

0.2000 (9)

Age

 Adult (≥ 18 months)

53

0.3208 (17)

0.0140*

 Juvenile (< 18 months)

32

0.0938 (3)

Sex

 Female

60

0.2667 (16)

0.4053

 Male

32

0.2188 (7)

L. infantum ELISA

 Seropositive

19

0.3684 (7)

0.1333

 Seronegative

71

0.2113 (15)

L. infantum blood qPCR

 Positive

33

0.3030 (10)

0.1945

 Negative

42

0.1905 (8)

LST

 Positive

45

0.2000 (9)

0.1917

 Negative

7

0.4286 (3)

IFN-γ assay

 Producer

51

0.2353 (12)

0.3674

 Non-producer

14

0.3571 (5)

Papule presence

 Papular

31

0.2258 (7)

0.4550

 Non-papular

61

0.2623 (16)

L. infantum infectiona

 

75

0.2400 (18)

0.5286

 

15

0.2667 (4)

  1. aPresence of L. infantum infection defined as positive result for at least one of the following tests: L. infantum ELISA, L. infantum blood qPCR, IFN-γ assay, or LST. Only dogs subjected to at least one of the tests are considered
  2. Notes: Fisher’s exact tests were conducted as single-tailed analyses, examining the trend established when calculating the proportion of positive result
  3. Abbreviations: ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; IFN-γ, interferon gamma; IQR, interquartile range; LST, leishmanin skin test; qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction; RT, rapid test; n, number of dogs
  4. *P < 0.05
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