Table 1 Relationship between PCR status for T. foetus and number of positive individuals with each risk factor, and proportion of PCR-positive cats by category with 95% confidence intervals (CI).
From: A cross-sectional study of Tritrichomonas foetus infection among healthy cats at shows in Norway
T. foetus PCR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Number negative | Number positive | Proportion PCR + | 95% CI | |
Age | |||||
> = 12 months | 26 | 6 | 0.19 | 0.047, 0.33 | |
< 12 months | 14 | 5 | 0.26 | 0.07, 0.46 | |
Sex | |||||
Female | 17 | 4 | 0.19 | 0.01, 0.37 | |
Male | 24 | 7 | 0.23 | 0.07, 0.38 | |
Cats in household | |||||
< = 3 | 20 | 4 | 0.17 | 0.01, 0.32 | |
4+ | 19 | 7 | 0.27 | 0.10, 0.44 | |
Region where cats lived | |||||
East | 23 | 8 | 0.26 | 0.10, 0.42 | |
South-west | 18 | 3 | 0.14 | -0.01, 0.30 | |
Cryptosporidium | |||||
No | 39 | 11 | 0.22 | 0.10, 0.34 | |
Yes | 1 | 0 | No observations | ||
Giardia | |||||
No | 38 | 10 | 0.21 | 0.09, 0.33 | |
Yes | 3 | 1 | 0.25 | -0.25, 0.75 | |
History of diarrhoea (n = 51) | |||||
No | 19 | 2 | 0.10 | -0.04, 0.23 | |
Yes | 21 | 9 | 0.30 | 0.13, 0.47 | |
Diarrhoea in household (n = 48) | |||||
No | 13 | 1 | 0.07 | -0.07, 0.23 | |
Yes | 24 | 10 | 0.29 | 0.14, 0.45 | |