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Breakdown of smooth strain interpretation by patient gender (retrospective samples).
| Smooth Brucella strain interpretation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Inconclusive | Negative | Positive | Total |
| Castrated male | 3 | 129 | 13 | 145 |
| Spayed female | 3 | 139 | 12 | 154 |
| Intact female | 3 | 249 | 1 | 253 |
| Intact male | 3 | 164 | 4 | 171 |
| Total | 12 | 681 | 30 | 723 |
Samples with gender not specified were excluded from the analysis.
