Skip to main content

Table 2 Average histopathology and immunoperoxidase scores (mean ± SE) in the various ogans of the urinary tract of pregnant goats following acute experimental infection with B. melitensis

From: Pathological changes and bacteriological assessments in the urinary tract of pregnant goats experimentally infected with Brucella melitensis

Organ

Histology Score

IP Score

(Mean ± SE)

(Mean ± SE)

Kidney

0.61 ± 0.28a

1.33 ± 0.13a

Ureter

0.21 ± 0.15b

0.47 ± 0.18c

Urinary bladder

0.31 ± 0.15b

2.00 ± 0.07b

Urethra

0.21 ± 0.68b

0.13 ± 0.07d

Uterus

0.84 ± 0.33c

1.80 ± 0.42c

  1. a,b,c,dDifferent superscripts represent significant (p < 0.05) difference of data within the respective column