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Table 2.

Mean values and range (Max-Min) of each lung scoring system within each of dichotomous diagnostic variable

Lung Score	Diagnostic variables
	App Re-isolation		Presence of App-like lesions		PCR in tonsilar swab		PCR in bronchial lymph node		Seropositivity to App 1,9,11 (at necropsy)
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
SPES	2.3^a	0.1^b	2.5^a	0^b	1.8^a	1.4^a	2.3^a	1.2^b	1.9^a	1.5^b
SPES	(4-0)	(1-0)	(4-0)		(4-0)	(4-0)	(4-0)	(4-0)	(4-0)	(4-0)
LLS	7.6^a	0.1^b	7.9^a	0^b	6.6^a*	3.1^a*	7.6^a	3.8^b	4.6^a	5.5^a
LLS	(31.4-0)	(1.4-0)	(31.4-0.2)		(31.4-0)	(16.2-0)	(20.9-0)	(31.5-0)	(16.3-0)	(31.5-0)
IA	24.1^a	0.2^b	25.4^a	0^b	20.9^a*	12.4^a*	24.1^a	13.2^b	14.9^a	18.5^a
IA	(88.3-0)	(1.4-0)	(88.3-0.6)		(88.3-0)	(48.3-0)	(65.5-0)	(88.3-0)	(42.1-0)	(88.3-0)
LW/BW	1.2^a	0.9^b	1.3^a	0.9^b	1.1^a	1.3^a	1.3^a**	1.02^a**	1.0^a	1.3^a
LW/BW	(2.3-0.1)	(1.3-0.7)	(2.3-0.1)	(1.4-0.7)	(2.0-0.1)	(2.3-0.7)	(2.3-0.01)	(2.3-0.7)	(2.3-0.8)	(2.3-0.1)

SPES: Slaughterhouse Pleurisy Evaluation System; LLS: Consolidation Lung Lesion Score; IA: Image analyses; LW/BW: Ratio of lung weight/body weight. Different letter in superscript means statistically significant differences within a given diagnostic variable (p < 0.05).

*p = 0.07; **p = 0.06.