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Table 2 Analysis of IP-10 release assay (IPRA) results for 101 opportunistically sampled meerkats with a low, intermediate and high risk of infection with M. suricattae

From: Development and evaluation of a diagnostic cytokine-release assay for Mycobacterium suricattae infection in meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Category

Infection risk (n)

Positive (%)

ORa (95% confidence interval)

P

1

Low (73)

18 (24.7)

1

-

2

Medium (11)

3 (27.3)

1.13 (0.27–4.70)

0.87

3

High (17)

14 (82.4)

14 (3.61–54.34)

<0.0001

Total

101

35 (34.7)

  
  1. aOR, Odds ratio of an animal in a particular category testing positive, relative to category 1