TABLE 2.
Adverse clinical signs among cats inoculated with blood from B. henselae LSU16-infected cats
| Cat no. | Sourcea | Inoculum,b CFU | Agec (mo) | No. of cats exhibiting:
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| Feverd
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Depression
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| Starting daye | Duration (days) | Starting daye | Duration (days) | ||||
| 7 | LSU | Blood (223), 3.6 × 105 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| 156 | HSD | Blood (182), 5.1 × 105 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 7 |
| 190 | HSD | Blood (184), 1.0 × 106 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 11 |
| Mean ± SD | 6.2 × 105 | 11.7 | 19 ± 2 | 3 ± 1 | 20 ± 2 | 10 ± 2 | |
a
Cats were purchased from either the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine at Louisiana State University (LSU) or Harlan Sprague-Dawley (HSD).
b
The cat number in parentheses indicates the source of the blood and refers to a cat in Table 1.
c
Age at the time of infection.
d
Rectal temperature of >103.0°F (39.4°C).
e
Day postinoculation that sign was first evident.