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Table 3 Results of six cases of bovine abortion which were positive for more than one pathogen

From: Neglected zoonotic agents in cattle abortion: tackling the difficult to grow bacteria

Lab ID

Cox-ELISA

Cab-ELISA

Lep MAT

Lep Serovar

Organ

mod-ZN Cox-Chl

Cox-qPCR

Chl-qPCR

Lep-qPCR

12Ue0622

NA

NA

NA

 

AC

–

+

–

–

     

PL

–

+

+

–

13Ue1009

+

S

–

 

PL

–

+

+

–

14A0078

–

–

+

Har

PL

–

+

+

–

15A0087

–

S

–

 

PL

–

+

+

–

15A0092

–

S

–

 

PL

–

–

+

+

15A0099

–

–

–

 

PL

–

+

+

–

15A0107

+

–

+

Har/Ser

PL

–

+

+

+

  1. Cox Coxiella burnetii, Cab Chlamydia abortus, Lep pathogenic Leptospira spp., MAT Microscopic Agglutination Test, PL placenta, AC abomasal content, mod-ZN Stamp’s modification of the Ziehl-Neelsen stain, Chl Chlamydiales, NA not available, +: positive result, −: negative result, S suspect positive, Har Hardjo, Sej Sejroe, Aus Australis, Bal Ballum, Bra Bratislava, Aut Autumnalis, Gri Grippotyphosa, Ict Icterohaemorrhagiae, Pom Pomona, Tar Tarassovi. The serovars are in descending order regarding the titer