Table 2.

Summary of rickettsial qPCR assay results for cat tissues (ear, liver, lymph node, rump muscle, spleen, lungs, heart, and kidneys) from cats in Riverside County, California

qPCR assay	Specificity	No. Pos tissue (%; 95 CI)	Total tissue	No. Pos cats (%; 95 CI)	Total cats	Tissue type Pos
Rick17b	Rickettsia spp.	6 (2.6; 1.0–5.6)	231	3 (10; 2.1–26.5)	30	Cat 1: Muscle, spleen; Cat 2: mar, muscle; Cat 3: muscle, spleen
Rfel_Phos_MB	Rickettsia felis	2 (0.8; 0.1–3.1)	231	1 (3.3; 0.1–17.2)	30	Cat 3: muscle, spleen
Rtyph	Rickettsia typhi	0	231	0	30	N/A