Table 3.
Epidemiology of BPA PCR status via swab in affected colony.
| Variable | Category | Cloaca PCR positive | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesion presencea | Lesions | 11/13 (84.6%) | 54.6–98.1% | <0.00001* |
| No lesions | 9/52 (17.3%) | 8.2–30.3% | ||
| Sexa | Male | 12/42 (28.6%) | 15.7–44.6% | 0.812 |
| Female | 8/23 (34.8%) | 16.4–57.3% | ||
| Breeding statusa | Virgin | 5/42 (11.9%) | 4.0–25.6% | <0.00001* |
| Breeder | 15/23 (65.5%) | 42.7–83.6% | ||
| Cloacal PCR vs. | Oral PCR Pos | 2/3 (66.7%) | 9.4–99.2% | 0.2407 |
| oral PCRb | Oral PCR Neg | 10/34 (29.4%) | 15.1–47.5% |
a
Significance determined with Chi-square test, α = 0.05.
b
Fisher's exact test, α = 0.05.
*
Statistical significance.