Table 4.
Distribution of feline hemoplasma infection in client-owned cats in accordance with different haematological findings, and the presence or absence of clinical signs
| Variable | Total no. of cats (%) | Number of positive cats (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any hemoplasmas | Mhf | CMhm | CMt | Mhf + CMhm | CMt + CMhm | CMt + Mhf | ||
| 456 | 41 (9.0) | 10 (3.2) | 36 (7.9) | 2 (0.4) | 5 (1.1) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Clinical signs | 425 | |||||||
| Yes | 325 (76.5) | 29 (8.9) | 8 (2.5) | 24 (7.4) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.9) | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
| No | 100 (23.5) | 5 (5.0) | 1 (1.0) | 5 (5.0) | 0 | 1 (1.0) | 0 | 0 |
| Coronavirus seropositivity | 304 | |||||||
| Yes | 10 (3.3) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0 | 1 (10.0) | 0 | 0 |
| No | 294 (96.7) | 24 (8.2) | 6 (2.0) | 21 (7.1) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
| Haematology | ||||||||
| RBC (× 106 μl) | 331 | |||||||
| High (> 10) | 60 (18.1) | 4 (6.7) | 0 | 4 (6.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal (5–10) | 251 (75.8) | 23 (9.2) | 3 (1.2) | 21 (8.4) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| Low (< 5) | 20 (6.0) | 6 (30.0)* | 2 (10.0)* | 5 (25)* | 0 | 1 (5.0) | 0 | 0 |
| HGB (g/dl) | 407 | |||||||
| High (> 15) | 16 (3.9) | 1 (6.2) | 0 | 1 (6.2) | 0 | 1 (6.2) | 0 | 0 |
| Normal (9–15) | 332 (81.6) | 26 (7.8) | 6 (1.8) | 23 (6.9) | 2 (0.6) | 3 (0.9) | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
| Low (< 9) | 59 (14.5) | 12 (20.3)* | 2 (3.4) | 11 (18.6)* | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.7) | 0 |
| Haematocrit (%) | 410 | |||||||
| High (> 45) | 22 (5.4) | 1 (4.5) | 0 | 1 (4.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal (24–45) | 360 (87.8) | 32 (8.9) | 6 (1.7) | 29 (8.1) | 2 (0.6) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
| Low (< 24) | 28 (6.8) | 6 (21.4)* | 2 (7.1) | 5 (17.9) | 0 | 1 (3.6) | 0 | 0 |
| MCV (fl) | 333 | |||||||
| High (> 55) | 5 (1.5) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 0 |
| Normal (39–55) | 252 (75.7) | 25 (9.9) | 4 (1.6) | 23 (9.1) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 1 (0.4) |
| Low (< 39) | 76 (22.8) | 4 (7.9) | 0 | 6 (7.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCH (pg) | 335 | |||||||
| High (> 17.5) | 7 (2.1) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 0 |
| Normal (12.5–17.5) | 273 (81.5) | 27 (9.9) | 3 (1.1) | 25 (9.2) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (0.4) |
| Low (< 12.5) | 55 (16.4) | 4 (7.3) | 1 (1.8) | 4 (7.3) | 0 | 1 (1.8) | 0 | 0 |
| MCHC (g/dl) | 405 | |||||||
| High (> 36) | 10 (2.5) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (10.0) |
| Normal (30–36) | 381 (94.1) | 36 (9.4) | 6 (1.6) | 34 (8.9) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) | 0 |
| Low (< 30) | 14 (3.5) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leukocytes (× 103 μl) | 408 | |||||||
| High (> 14) | 77 (18.9) | 5 (6.5) | 1 (1.3) | 5 (6.5) | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 0 |
| Normal (5.5–14) | 273 (66.9) | 29 (10.6) | 7 (2.6) | 25 (9.2) | 2 (0.7) | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| Low (< 5.5) | 58 (14.2) | 5 (8.6) | 0 | 5 (8.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Platelets (× 103 μl) | 148 | |||||||
| High (> 800) | 12 (8.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal (800–300) | 60 (40.5) | 6 (10.0) | 3 (5.0) | 5 (8.3) | 0 | 2 (3.3) | 0 | 0 |
| Low (< 300) | 76 (51.3) | 7 (9.2) | 1 (1.3) | 7 (9.2) | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 0 | 0 |
Abbreviations: CMhm “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum”, Mhf Mycoplasma haemofelis, CMt “Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis”, RBC red blood cell count, HGB haemoglobin concentration, MCV mean corpuscular haemoglobin, MCH mean corpuscular haemoglobin, MCHC mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
*Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05)