First Microbiological and Molecular Identification of Rhodococcus equi in Feces of Nondiarrheic Cats

Table 1

Frequency of bacteria isolates of 200 nondiarrheic domestic cats from urban (n=100) and farm (n=100) areas. Brazil, 2014-2015.

Microorganisms	Escherichia coli		Rhodococcus equi		C. perfringens A		Clostridium difficile
	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive
Areas	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Urban	7 (7)	93 (93)	100 (100)	0 (--)	54 (54)	46 (46)	98 (98)	2 (2)
	CL (0.880-0.980)		CL		CL (0.362-0.558)		CL
Farm	18 (18)	82 (82)	93 (93)	7 (7)	60 (60)	40 (40)	97 (97)	3 (3)
	CL (0.795-0.895)		CL (0.02-0.120)		CL (0.304-0.446)		CL
Total	25 (12)	175 (88)	193 (96)	7 (4)	114 (57)	86 (43)	195 (97.5)	5 (2.5)
p value	0.0		0.0		0.		1.

n: number of isolates; %: percentage; CL: Confidence Limits; CL: not calculated due to absence of microorganisms or low number of positives; C. perfringens A: Clostridium perfringens A
p values less than 0.05 indicate significant differences between the urban and farm areas for the same pathogen (Chi- or Fisher tests).