Table 2.
Overview and comparison of the results obtained by the different methods used (clear positive results are marked)
| M.p.i. | Cow | Jejunum (localization A+B) | Ileum | Ileocaecal juction | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEXX | PTA | IHC | Bioassay | IDEXX | PTA | IHC | Bioassay | IDEXX | PTA | IHC | Bioassay | ||
| 4 (n = 2) | IT 19 | -- | -- | -- | n.d. | -- | -- | + | n.d. | -- | -- | -- | n.d. |
| IT 45 | -- | -- | -- | n.d. | -- | -- | + | n.d. | inconcl | -- | -- | n.d. | |
| IT 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 8 (n = 4) | IT 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| IT 39* | inconcl | inconcl | -- | + | inconcl | + | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| IT 55 | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | -- | + | + | -- | -- | -- | + | |
| 12 (n = 4) | IT 01 | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | inconcl | + | -- | + |
| IT 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | inconcl | inconcl | + | + | -- | inconcl | -- | + | |
| IT 06 | -- | -- | -- | + | inconcl | + | + | + | -- | inconcl | + | + | |
| IT 57 | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 16 (n = 4) | IT 07 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| IT 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | |
| IT 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| IT 65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | -- | -- | -- | + | |
| IT 10 | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | inconcl | -- | -- | -- | |
| 20 (n = 4) | IT 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | -- | + | + | + |
| IT 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | inconcl | -- | -- | -- | |
| IT 60 | -- | -- | -- | + | -- | -- | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 24 (n = 4) | IT 26 | -- | -- | -- | n.d. | -- | -- | + | n.d. | -- | -- | -- | n.d. |
| IT 24 | -- | -- | -- | n.d. | -- | -- | + | n.d. | -- | -- | -- | n.d. | |
| IT 47 | -- | inconcl | -- | n.d. | -- | -- | + | n.d. | -- | -- | -- | n.d. | |
| IT 58 | -- | -- | -- | n.d. | -- | -- | -- | n.d. | -- | -- | + | n.d. | |
n.d.: not done, +: clear positive result, --: negative result, inconcl: inconclusive, *: both jejunal samples of the IT 39 had inconclusive reaction patterns but positive bioassay is from localization A only