Table 1 Vaginal and uterine bacterial isolates from Cows and Camels slaughtered in north-eastern Nigeria
Isolates | Cows (n = 80) | Camels(n = 80) | RR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
VAGINA | |||||
Streptococcus pyogenes | 14 | 18 | 25 | 31 | (0.58, 95% CI: 0.3485 to 0.9674, P = 0.0479), |
Staphylococcus aureus | 9 | 11 | 16 | 20 | (0.55, 95% CI: 0.2782 to 1.087, P = 0.1170) |
*Staphylococcus spp | 19 | 23 | NI | ||
Escherichia coli | 58 | 73 | 19 | 24 | (3.04**, 95% CI: 2.104 to 4.398, P < 0.0001) |
Proteus spp | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | |
Corynebacterium spp | NI | 1 | 1 | ||
UTERUS | |||||
Streptococcus pyogenes | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | (14.0**, 95% CI: 1.875 to 104.51, P = 0.0006) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | (11.0**, 95% CI: 1.446 to 83.652; P = 0.0050) |
*Staphylococcus spp | 6 | 8 | NI | ||
Escherichia coli | 43 | 54 | 6 | 8 | (6.750**, 95% CI: 3.389 to 13.444, P < 0.0001) |
Proteus spp | 3 | 4 | NI | ||
Corynebacterium spp | NI | 1 | 1 | ||