Table 3 Experiment 1 CONTACT. Summary of analyses of clinical scores and ILTV GC in choanal cleft swabs (LSM ±S.E) showing treatment effects and their significance

Overall

45/92 (49)

0.23 ± 0.04

81/92 (88)

4.23 ± 0.09

Factor and level

 Mode of exposure

P = 0.0013

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0019

P < 0.0001

  Eye drop

14/23 (61)^a

0.35 ± 0.05^a

23/23 (100)^a

5.02 ± 0.16^a

  In-contact

17/23 (74)^a

0.39 ± 0.05^a

23/23 (100)^a

4.78 ± 0.16^a

  Shared airspace

14/46 (30)^b

0.09 ± 0.04^b

35/46 (76)^b

2.89 ± 0.12^b

 ILTV Strains

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

P = 0.09

  A20

2/29 (7)^c

0.02 ± 0.05^c

18/29 (62)^b

3.95 ± 0.16^a

  Serva

18/32 (56)^b

0.27 ± 0.05^b

32/32 (100)^a

4.39 ± 0.15^a

  Class 9

25/31 (81)^a

0.55 ± 0.05^a

31/31 (100)^a

4.35 ± 0.15^a

 dpe

P = 0.12

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

  3

–

–

2.86 ± 0.16^b

  5

6/95 (6)

0.1 ± 0.05^c

–

  6

13/95 (14)

0.21 ± 0.05^bc

4.65 ± 0.16^a

  7

13/95 (14)

0.21 ± 0.05^bc

–

  8

20/95 (21)

0.33 ± 0.05^ab

–

  9

21/95 (22)

0.44 ± 0.05^a

–

  10

16/95 (17)

0.28 ± 0.05^abc

4.69 ± 0.16^a

  11

21/95 (22)

0.39 ± 0.05^ab

–

  13

15/95 (16)

0.29 ± 0.05^ab

–

  14

17/95 (18)

0.26 ± 0.05^abc

4.35 ± 0.16^a

  15

21/95 (22)

0.32 ± 0.05^ab

–

  16

18/95 (19)

0.28 ± 0.05^abc

–

  17

16/95 (17)

0.26 ± 0.05^abc

4.31 ± 0.16^a

  18

21/95 (22)

0.26 ± 0.05^abc

–

  21

23/95 (24)

0.29 ± 0.05^ab

4.51 ± 0.16^a

 Interaction (P-value)

  ILTV strain*Dpe

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

  ILTV strains*ME

P < 0.0155

P < 0.0001

  Mode of exposure*Dpe

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

  ILTV strains*ME*Dpe

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001