Table 4.
Details of cats that tested positive for haemotropic mycoplasmas
| Number of cats studied |
Number of cats tested positive for mycoplasmas, total (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any mycoplasma | Mh 1 | C Mh 2 | C Mt 3 | Mh + C Mh | C Mh + C Mt | ||
| Male cats |
59 |
24 (40.7, 95% CI4 28.1-54.3) |
5 (8.5) |
19 (32.2) |
7 (11.9) |
3 (5.1) |
4 (6.8) |
| Female cats |
87 |
21 (24.1, 95% CI 15.6-34.5) |
10 (11.5) |
13 (14.9) |
1 (1.2) |
3 (3.5) |
0 |
| Kitten, ≤6 months |
33 |
4 (12.1, 95% CI 3.4-28.2) |
1 (3.0) |
4 (12.1) |
1 (3.0) |
1 (3.0) |
1 (3.0) |
| Juvenile, >6-12 months |
39 |
12 (30.8, 95% CI 17.0-47.6) |
2 (5.1) |
7 (18.0) |
3 (7.7) |
0 |
0 |
| Young adult, >12-36 months |
43 |
16 (37.2, 95% CI 23.0-53.3) |
7 (16.3) |
11 (25.6) |
3 (7.0) |
3 (7.0) |
2 (4.7) |
| Adult, >36 months |
31 |
13 (41.9, 95% CI 24.6-60.9) |
5 (16.1) |
10 (32.3) |
1 (3.2) |
2 (6.5) |
1 (3.2) |
| Total | 146 | 45 (30.8, 95% CI 23.5-39.0) | 15 (10.3) | 32 (21.9) | 8 (5.5) | 6 (4.1) | 4 (2.7) |
1Mh = Mycoplasma haemofelis.
2CMh = Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum.
3CMt = Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis.
495% CI = 95% confidence interval.