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Table 4 Summary of qPCR and ISH results for the different studied groups

From: Retrospective assessment of porcine circovirus 3 (PCV-3) in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues from pigs affected by different clinical-pathological conditions

 

qPCR

Maximum ISH score (number of cases)

Group

positive cases

Mean viral load [Range]*

 + 

 ++ 

 +++ 

Arteritis/Periarteritis

12/12

9.82 × 106 [1 × 102–6.05 × 107]

1

1

7

3

Myocarditis

3/10

1.03 × 106 [1 × 102–3.08 × 106]

9

0

1

0

RD

5/10

2.97 × 107 [1 × 102–8.10 × 107]

6

0

1

3

PDNS

0/10

10

0

0

0

Encephalitis

1/10

6.53 × 102

10

0

0

0

PFTS

5/10

2.07 × 106 [1 × 102—1.21 × 107]

5

3

1

1

Congenital tremors

1/10

1 × 102

10

0

0

0

  1. *Results are given in PCV-3 copies/mL of resuspended pellet from deparaffined tissue