Table 2 Characteristics of the 12 dogs shedding Leptospira determined by real-time PCR in urine
Signalment | Status | Origin | Reason for presentation | Physical examination | Urine PCR Ct value | Urine culture | MAT (cut-off: ≥1:20) | IgM/IgG ELISA (cut-off: ≥1:320) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 y, mix, f, i | client-owned | Amnat Charoen, rural | neutering | unremarkable | 28.3 | neg | 1:640 Sejroe 1:320 Saxkoebing 1:20 Haemolytica | IgM 1:1280 IgG 1:640 |
1 y, mix, f, i | client-owned | Amnat Charoen, rural | neutering | unremarkable | 38.0 | neg | neg | neg |
2 y, mix, f, i | client-owned | Lamphun, rural | neutering | enlarged Lnn. mandibulares | 36.8 | neg | 1:80 Sejroe 1:40 Saxkoebing | IgM neg IgG 1:640 |
~ 3 y, mix, m, i | stray | Pathum Thani, rural | neutering | unremarkable | 33.1 | neg | neg | neg |
~ 2 y, mix, f, i | stray | Pathum Thani, rural | neutering | mildly increased inspiratory lung sounds | 34.5 | neg | neg | IgM 1:320 IgG neg |
~ 6 m, mix, f, i | stray | Pathum Thani, rural | neutering | unremarkable | 29.0 | pos | neg | IgM 1:320 IgG neg |
~ 2 y, mix, f, i | stray | Samut Songkhram, rural | neutering | unremarkable | 32.9 | neg | neg | IgM 1:320 IgG neg |
~ 3 y, mix, f, i | stray | Samut Songkhram, rural | neutering | mildly increased inspiratory lung sounds, enlarged Lnn. mandibulares | 31.4 | neg | neg | IgM 1:640 IgG neg |
1 y, mix, f, i | client-owned | Nakohn Ratchasima, urban | neutering | unremarkable | 30.0 | neg | neg | IgM 1:320 IgG neg |
3 y, poodle, m, i | client-owned | Nakhon Ratchasima, urban | neutering | enlarged Lnn. mandibulares | 36.7 | neg | 1:40 Icterohaemorrhagiae | IgM neg IgG 1:2560 |
~ 3 y, mix, m, i | stray | Bangkok, urban | neutering | unremarkable | 28.3 | neg | 1:640 Bataviae 1:80 Paidjan | IgM 1:2560 IgG 1:640 |
~ 4 y, mix, f, i | stray | Bangkok, urban | neutering | unremarkable | >40.0 | neg | neg | neg |