Table 2 Characteristics of the bitches used in the study
Dog number | Age | pH | Level of progesteron (P4) in ng/ml | Total number of bacteria (c.f.u/ml) | Etiological factors (PCR) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mycoplasma spp. | Mycoplasma canis | Chlamydiaceae | Chlamydia abortus | ||||||
a) Dogs with genital tract infections | |||||||||
Anestrus | 8 | 0.5 | 6.3 | <0,2 | 1,3x10^5 | + | - | - | - |
13 | 1 | 6.0 | <0,2 | 1x10^3 | + | + | - | - | |
21 | 4 | 6.6 | <0,2 | 2,2x10^4 | + | - | - | - | |
23 | 4 | 6.6 | 0.78 | 2x10^2 | + | - | - | - | |
30 | 4 | 7.2 | 0.49 | 6x10^2 | + | - | - | - | |
37 | 4 | 6.9 | <0,2 | 2x10^4 | + | - | - | - | |
39 | 4 | 6.6 | 0.91 | 4x10^3 | + | - | - | - | |
40 | 4 | 6.9 | 0.99 | 1x10^4 | + | - | - | - | |
average | 3.19 | 6.64 | 0.79 | 1,0x10^4 | |||||
Proestrus | 16 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0.91 | 1x10^5 | + | - | - | - |
38 | 4 | 8.1 | 0.69 | 2,8x10^3 | + | - | - | - | |
average | 2.75 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 3,4x10^4 | |||||
b) Healthy dogs | |||||||||
Anestrus | 1 | 4 | 7.0 | <0,2 | 1x10^3 | + | - | - | - |
2 | 3 | 7.0 | 0.4 | lack of growth | + | - | - | - | |
4 | 10 | 7.0 | 0.27 | 2x10^4 | + | - | - | - | |
9 | 3 | 6.9 | 0.67 | lack of growth | + | - | - | - | |
11 | 6 | 6.9 | 0.42 | 2,2x10^4 | - | - | - | - | |
12 | 2 | 6.3 | <0,2 | 1x10^4 | - | - | - | - | |
14 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 0.22 | 3x10^4 | - | - | - | - | |
17 | 2 | 6.9 | <0,2 | 2,2x10^3 | + | - | - | - | |
20 | 4 | 6.6 | 0.42 | 1x10^3 | + | - | - | - | |
24 | 3 | 6.6 | <0,2 | 1,1x103 | + | - | - | - | |
27 | 4 | 6.9 | <0,2 | 1x10^5 | + | - | - | - | |
28 | 4 | 6.9 | 0.46 | 1x10^3 | - | - | - | - | |
29 | 4 | 6.9 | 0.95 | 2x10^2 | - | - | - | - | |
32 | 4 | 7.5 | 1.31 | 4,1x10^4 | - | - | - | - | |
41 | 4 | 6.6 | <0,2 | 1,4x10^3 | - | - | - | - | |
42 | 4 | 7.2 | <0,2 | 4,7x10^3 | + | - | - | - | |
average | 4.22 | 6.88 | 0.57 | 8,2x10^3 | |||||
Proestrus/Oestrus | 6 | 4 | 7.2 | 0.41 | 1x10^4 | + | - | - | - |
19 | 4 | 6.3 | 24.9 | 1x10^5 | + | + | - | - | |
22 | 4 | 6.9 | 0.57 | 2,8x10^3 | + | - | - | - | |
25 | 7 | 5.0 | 0.2 | lack of growth | + | - | - | - | |
26 | 3 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 2x10^4 | + | - | - | - | |
31 | 4 | 7.2 | 0.24 | 6x10^2 | - | - | - | - | |
33 | 4 | 6.1 | 0.31 | 2x10^2 | + | - | - | - | |
34 | 4 | 5.5 | 25.4 | 5x10^3 | + | + | - | - | |
35 | 4 | 6.8 | 0.98 | 7x10^3 | - | - | - | - | |
average | 4.22 | 6.26 | 5.92 | 1,1x10^4 | |||||
Diestrus | 3 | 10 | 6.1 | 3.65 | 2x10^4 | - | - | - | - |
5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.95 | 1,1x10^4 | + | - | - | - | |
10 | 4 | 6.6 | 4.63 | 2,7x10^4 | - | - | - | - | |
15 | 3 | 7.2 | 38.6 | 1,5x10^4 | + | + | - | - | |
average | 5.38 | 6.48 | 12.21 | 6,1x10^4 | |||||