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

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

Sample ID

Placentitis

Necrosis

Type of infiltrate

Vasculitis

Presence of ICBa

Presence of ECBb

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

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