Table 5.
Positivity rate using serologic and parasitological assays in CanL-positive dogs, by presence/absence of clinical signs
| Clinical signs (no. of dogs) | No. of positive dogs (%, 95% CI)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFAT | CS n-PCR | BC n-PCR | LN-CE | |
| Present (53) | 49 (92.45, 81.8–97.9) | 40 (75.5, 61.7–86.2) | 19 (35.84, 23.1–50.2) | 35 (66.03, 49.8–76.9) |
| Absent (19) | 5 (26.31, 9.1–51.2) | 15 (78.9, 54.4–93.9) | 3 (15.78, 3.4–39.6) | 1 (5.26, 1–26) |
a
CI, confidence interval; IFAT, indirect immunofluorescence antibody test; CS n-PCR, n-PCR on conjunctival swab; BC n-PCR, n-PCR on buffy coat; LN-CE, cytological examination of lymph node aspirate.