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. 2010 Jul 15;147(3):329–339. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.07.005

Table 6.

Results of the sampling site comparison to detect PCR-positive sows to M. hyopneumoniae, A. pleuropneumoniae, P. multocida, H. parasuis and S. suis (5 herds, 184 sows, nasal (NS), tonsillar (TS) and oro-pharyngeal (OPS) swabs, odds ratio (OR) with confidence interval at 95% (C.I.95%)).

Sampling site comparison Site M. hyopneumoniae
A. pleuropneumoniae
P. multocida
H. parasuis
S. suis
p OR C.I.95% p OR C.I.95% p OR C.I.95% p OR C.I.95% p OR C.I.95%
NS vs. OPS 0.74 0.17 0.002 0.049 <0.001
NS 1.11 0.59;2.11 0.87 0.71;1.06 1.39 1.13;1.71 0.81 0.67;0.99 1.40 1.23;1.60
OPS 1 1 1 1 1



TS vs. NS 0.34 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.48
TS 0.72 0.37;1.4 1.65 1.35;2.02 0.70 0.58;0.86 1.43 1.16;1.77 1.05 0.92;1.18
NS 1 1 1 1 1



TS vs. OPS 0.58 <0.001 0.87 0.046 <0.001
TS 0.8 0.37;1.73 1.43 1.24;1.66 0.98 0.79;1.21 1.17 1.00;1.37 1.47 1.29;1.67
OPS 1 1 1 1 1

Bold values are values with a p < 0.05.