Volume 9, Number 10—October 2003
Dispatch
Cat or Dog Ownership and Seroprevalence of Ehrlichiosis, Q Fever, and Cat-Scratch Disease
Martina Skerget*, Christoph Wenisch*
, Florian Daxboeck†, Robert Krause*, Renate Haberl*, and Doris Stuenzner*
, Florian Daxboeck†, Robert Krause*, Renate Haberl*, and Doris Stuenzner*
Table 2
Seroprevalence of antibodies against Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Coxiella burnetti, and Bartonella henselae in persons with and without domestic petsa
| Organism | No pet n=174 (%) | Cat n=106 (%) | Dog n=77 (%) | Cat and dog n=19 (%) | No pet/cat p value | No pet/dog p value | No pet/cat and dog p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. phagocytophilum |
|||||||
| IgGb |
12 (6) |
7 (7) |
2 (5) |
4 (13) |
0.239 |
0.332 |
0.162 |
| IgM |
2 (1) |
1 (1) |
1 (2) |
2 (6) |
0.856 |
0.849 |
0.611 |
| C. burnetii |
13 (6) |
6 (6) |
2 (5) |
2 (6) |
0.235 |
0.293 |
0.257 |
| B. henselae | 46 (26) | 29 (28) | 9 (23) | 4 (13) | 0.272 | 0.143 | 0.113 |
aNo differences are evident by chi-square test for comparisons between the groups
for all pathogens.
bIg, immunoglobulin.
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