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

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 4 Histological lesions in placentas from Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydiales and Leptospira spp. positive cases by real-time PCR

Sample ID	Placentitis	Necrosis	Type of infiltrate	Vasculitis	Presence of ICB^a	Presence of ECB^b	IHC
pos C. burnetii (n = 13)
12Ue0622	Moderate	Moderate	Mixed	Yes	Yes	No	Neg
13Ue0536	Moderate	Mild	Mixed	No	No	No	Neg
13Ue0858	Mild	Moderate	Mixed	No	Yes	No	Neg
13Ue1008	Moderate	Moderate	Mixed	Yes	No	No	Neg
13Ue1009	Moderate	Moderate	Mixed	Yes	No	No	Neg
13Ue1414	Mild	Mild	Neutrophilic	No	Yes	Yes	Neg
13Ue1488	Mild	Moderate	Neutrophilic	No	Yes	Yes	Neg
13Ue1524	Mild	Mild	Mixed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Neg
13Ue1644	No	No	No	No	No	No	Neg
14A0076	Mild	No	Neutrophilic	No	No	Yes	Neg
15A0086	Mild	Moderate	Mixed	No	Yes	Yes	Neg
15A0101	Moderate	Moderate	Mixed	No	No	Yes	Neg
15A0107	Severe	Severe	Mixed	Yes	Yes	No	Neg
pos Chlamydiales (n = 14)
12Ue0622	Moderate	Moderate	Mixed	Yes	Yes	No	Neg
12Ue1503	Mild	Mild	Mixed	No	No	Yes	Neg
13Ue1009	Moderate	Moderate	Mixed	Yes	No	No	Neg
15A0076	Moderate	Moderate	Mixed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Neg
15A0078	Severe	Moderate	Mixed	No	No	Yes	Neg
15A0080	Moderate	Moderate	Mixed	No	No	Yes	Neg
15A0082	Severe	Mild	Mixed	No	No	Yes	Neg
15A0093	Mild	Moderate	Mixed	No	No	Yes	Neg
15A0104	Moderate	Mild	Mixed	Yes	No	Yes	Neg
15A0107	Severe	Severe	Mixed	Yes	Yes	No	Neg
15A0121	Mild	Mild	Mononuclear	No	No	Yes	Neg
15A0122	Mild	Moderate	Neutrophilic	No	No	Yes	Neg
15A0137	Severe	Moderate	Mixed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Neg
15A0148	Moderate	Moderate	Mixed	Yes	No	Yes	Neg
pos Leptospira spp. (n = 5)
12Ue1016	Severe	Mild	Mixed	No	No	Yes	Neg
12Ue1185	Severe	Mild	Mixed	No	Yes	Yes	Neg
15A0011	Mild	Mild	Mononuclear	No	No	Yes	Neg
15A0107	Severe	Severe	Mixed	Yes	Yes	No	Neg
15A0127	Mild	Mild	Mononuclear	No	No	Yes	Neg

^aPresence of intracytoplasmic bacteria (ICB). ^bPresence of extracellular bacteria (ECB)

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