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. 2009 Jan 4;137(1):137–145. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.12.021

Table 5.

Incidence of renal carrier state after challenge (any dog with at least one positive urine or kidney culture was defined as a renal carrier).

Study Group Incidence of renal carries (no. of dogs)
P-value*
Absent Present
1 V 9 0 0.00005
C 0 8



2 V 9 0 0.00001
C 0 10



3 V 5 2 0.035
C 1 7



4 V 9 0 0.0006
C 2 8

Study 1 = onset of immunity study L. interrogans serovar canicola; study 2 = onset of immunity study L. interrogans serovar icterohaemorrhagiae; study 3 = duration of immunity study L. interrogans serovar canicola; study 4 = duration of immunity study L. interrogans serovar icterohaemorrhagiae. Abbreviations: V = vaccinated; C = control.

*

Fisher's exact test.