TABLE 1.
Hematological investigation of pigs infected either with the “classical” isolate or with M. suis 08/07
| Reference range or isolate | Erythrocyte count (1012 cells/liter)
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Hemoglobin concn (mmol/liter)
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Hematocrit concn (liter/liter)
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Glucose concn (mmol/liter)
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Bilirubin concn (μmol/liter)
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M. suis load (cells/ml blood)
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| Reference range | Mean (SD) | Reference range | Mean (SD) | Reference range | Mean (SD) | Reference range | Mean (SD) | Reference range | Mean (SD) | Reference range | Mean (range) | |
| Reference range | 5.80-8.10a | 6.70-9.18a | 0.33-0.45a | 3.80-6.70b | <4.3b | 0 | ||||||
| “Classical” isolate | 2.58 (0.288)c | 3.81 (0.313)c | 0.21 (0.025)c | 2.40 (0.93)c | 9.06 (4.81)c | 1.5 × 106 (3.50 × 104 to 7.90 × 108)d,e | ||||||
| M. suis 08/07f | 1.76 (0.582) | 2.98 (0.857) | 0.12 (0.053) | 0.60 (1.523) | 24.50 (10.709) | 1.8 × 1011 (1.73 × 109 to 8.85 × 1012)e | ||||||
a
Reference range according to Kraft and coworkers (25).
b
Reference range according to Kixmoeller and coworkers (24).
c
Value for pigs infected with a classical M. suis isolate according to Heinritzi (17) (n = 42).
d
Value according to Hoelzle and coworkers (20).
e
The standard deviation was not determined.
f
Data from this study (n = 10).