TABLE 2.
Number of positive samples by and sensitivity of nested PCR, serology, and microscopy/culture at some assessmentsa
| Mo and yr | No. of dogs | BM n-PCR
|
IFAT
|
BM microscopy/LN culture
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) Pos | % S | No. (%) Pos | % S | No. (%) Pos | % S | ||
| March 2003 | 43 | 10 (23.3) | 100 | 3 (7.0) | 30.0 | 3 (7.0) | 30.0 |
| September 2003 | 42 | 14 (33.3) | 100 | 3 (7.1) | 21.4 | 3 (7.1) | 21.4 |
| December 2003 | 40 | 19 (47.5) | 100 | 3 (7.5) | 15.8 | 3 (7.5) | 15.8 |
| March 2004 | 39 | 26 (66.7) | 100 | 9 (23.1) | 34.6 | 10 (25.6) | 38.5 |
| May 2004 | 38 | 33 (86.8) | 100 | 18 (47.4) | 54.5 | 17 (44.7) | 51.5 |
| December 2004 | 37 | 35 (94.6) | 100 | 27 (73.0) | 77.1 | 26 (70.3) | 74.3 |
| May 2005 | 37 | 36 (97.3) | 100 | 28 (75.7) | 77.8 | 27 (73.0) | 75.0 |
a
Pos, positive; S, sensitivity.