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Summary of demographic and clinical factors characterising the cats of which the conjunctival sacs were swabbed for Chlamydia felis testing
| Number of tested cats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 86 |
| Female | 70 | |
| 0–1 | 23 | |
| Age (years) | 2–3 | 47 |
| 4–7 | 32 | |
| ≥8 | 54 | |
| European Shorthair | 87 | |
| British | 16 | |
| Devon Rex | 7 | |
| Mixed breed | 19 | |
| Sphynx | 8 | |
| Breed | Maine Coon | 4 |
| Ragdoll | 5 | |
| Persian | 2 | |
| Scottish Fold | 4 | |
| Exotic Shorthair | 1 | |
| Siberian | 1 | |
| Siamese | 1 | |
| Norwegian Forest | 1 | |
| Cattery | 47 | |
| Stray | 43 | |
| Shelter | 14 | |
| Origin | Raised from birth by one owner | 2 |
| Adoption | 8 | |
| Other | 42 | |
| Evident conjunctivitis | Yes | 81 |
| No | 75 |
Prevalence data for C_ felis in cats cross-referenced with demographic and clinical factors
| Number of tested cats | Number of Chlamydiaceae/C. felis-positive cats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 86 | 10 |
| Female | 70 | 2 | |
| Age (years) | 0–1 | 23 | - |
| 2–3 | 47 | 8 | |
| 4–7 | 32 | 3 | |
| ≥8 | 54 | 1 | |
| Breed | European Shorthair | 87 | 6 |
| British Short-/Longhair | 16 | 3 | |
| Devon Rex | 7 | 2 | |
| Mixed-breed | 19 | - | |
| Sphynx | 8 | - | |
| Maine Coon | 4 | - | |
| Ragdoll | 5 | - | |
| Persian | 2 | - | |
| Scottish Fold | 4 | - | |
| Exotic Shorthair | 1 | - | |
| Siberian | 1 | - | |
| Siamese | 1 | - | |
| Norwegian Forest | 1 | 1 | |
| Origin | Cattery | 47 | 5 |
| Stray | 43 | 4 | |
| Shelter | 14 | 2 | |
| Raised from birth by one owner | 2 | 1 | |
| Adoption | 8 | - | |
| Other | 42 | - | |
| Evident | Yes | 81 | 11 |
| conjunctivitis | No | 75 | 1 |
Demographic data and real-time PCR results (threshold cycle (Ct) values) for Chlamydiaceae- and C_ felis-positive cats from ocular swabs
| Cat ID | Sex | Age (months) | Breed | Origin | Chlamydiaceae-positive Ct | C. felis-positive Ct | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right eye | Left eye | Right eye | Left eye | |||||
| 23-10A(1/2) | M | 36 | British Longhair | Cattery | 23.97 | 24.69 | 23.90 | 24.40 |
| 23-91A(1/2) | M | 6 | British Shorthair | Cattery | 23.06 | negative | 22.91 | negative |
| 23-162A(1/2) | M | 84 | European Shorthair | Raised from birth by one owner | negative | 35.47 | negative | 34.19 |
| 23-340A | M | 7 | European Shorthair | Shelter | 27.1 | not tested | 26.90 | not tested |
| 23-393A(1/2) | M | 18 | British Shorthair | Cattery | 31.23 | negative | 31.04 | negative |
| 23-445A(1/2) | M | 30 | Norwegian Forest | Shelter | negative | 31.26 | negative | 30.84 |
| 23-716A(1/2) | M | 24 | Devon Rex | Cattery | 26.09 | negative | 26.05 | negative |
| 24-1A (1/2) | M | 12 | European Shorthair | Stray | negative | 25.66 | negative | 25.93 |
| 24-10A(1/2) | F | 6 | European Shorthair | Stray | 31.98 | 32.83 | 32.13 | 32.65 |
| 24-101A(1/2) | M | 48 | European Shorthair | Stray | 31.38 | 28.33 | 30.79 | 27.95 |
| 24-370A(1/2) | M | not available | Devon Rex | Cattery | 35.77 | 33.91 | 35.51 | 33.33 |
| 24-491A(1/2) | F | 6 | European Shorthair | Stray | 29.26 | negative | 25.56 | negative |