Table 2.
Prevalence of pathogens in diarrhoeic and asymptomatic puppies.
| Pathogen | Prevalence in asymptomatic puppies | Prevalence in diarrhoeic puppies | Total prevalence | 95% CI | OR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmonella | 0% (0/56) | 0.9% (1/112) | 0.6% (1/168) | 0.5–1.7% | 0.66(0.60–0.74) | 0.481 |
| Campylobacter | 37.5% (21/56) | 41.1% (46/112) | 39.9% (67/168) | 32.5–47.3% | 1.16(0.60–2.25) | 0.656 |
| C. perfringens | 10.7% (6/56) | 18.8% (21/112) | 16.1% (27/168) | 10.5–21.7% | 1.92(0.73–5.10) | 0.183 |
| C. difficile | 17.0% (8/47) | 15.4% (16/104) | 15.9% (24/151) | 10.1–21.7% | 0.89(0.35–2.24) | 0.799 |
| hEC | 1.8% (1/56) | 7.4% (8/108) | 5.5% (9/164) | 2.0–9.0% | 4.40(0.54–36.10) | 0.117 |
| Toxocara | 5.7% (3/53) | 4.6% (5/109) | 4.8% (8/165) | 1.5–8.1% | 0.85(0.20–3.69) | 0.829 |
| Cystoisospora | 10.7% (6/56) | 18.3% (20/109) | 15.8% (26/165) | 10.2–21.4% | 1.87(0.71–4.97) | 0.205 |
| Giardia | 7.1% (4/56) | 9.2% (10/109) | 8.5% (14/165) | 4.2–12.8% | 1.30(0.39–4.39) | 0.660 |
| Cyniclomyces | 7.1% (4/56) | 11.0% (12/109) | 9.7% (16/165) | 5.1–14.2% | 1.60(0.49–5.24) | 0.430 |
| CPV | 10.2% (5/49) | 23.6% (26/110) | 18.9% (31/164) | 12.9–24.9% | 3.03(1.09–8.41) | 0.027 |
| CCoV | 14.8% (8/54) | 40.2% (43/107) | 31.7% (51/161) | 24.5–38.9% | 3.80(1.67–8.99) | 0.001 |
The bold values denote statistically significant p values (P < 0.05).