Table 1. Detection of Bartonella spp. in cats.
| La Rioja | Madrid | ||||
| Stray (n = 79) | Pet (n = 51) | Barnyard (n = 17) | Total (n = 147) | Pet (n = 50) | |
| PCR positive | 30.4% (24/79) | 23.5% (12/51) | 23.5% (4/17) | 27.2% (40/147) | 0 |
| B. henselae | 26.6% (21/79) | 11.8% (6/51) | 23.5% (4/17) | 21.1% (31/147) | 0 |
| B. clarridgeiae | 12.7% (10/79) | 11.8% (6/51) | 0 | 10.9% (16/147) | 0 |
| Bartonella spp.1 | 0 | 3.9% (2/51) | 0 | 0.7% (2/147) | 0 |
| Co-infections | 8.9% (7/79) | 3.9% (2/51) | 0 | 6.1% (9/147) | 0 |
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A positive hybridization signal was obtained in these specimens with the S-CHOSCA probe (common to B. schoenbuchensis, B. capreoli, B. chomeli and B. birtlesii).