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. 2024 Apr 16;24:127. doi: 10.1186/s12866-024-03288-3

Table 2.

Occurrence of S. aureus in milk and milk products

Type of sample Sampling location No. examined No. positive % positive (95% CI) OR (95% CI) P-value
Raw milk Street-side traditional coffee vendors 125 47 37.6 (29–46.7) - -
Retail shops 96 41 42.7 (32.7–53.2) 1.2 (0.7–2) 0.4
Milk and milk product shops 25 11 44 (24.4–65.1) 1.3 (0.5–3) 0.6
MCCs 13 7 53.8 (25.1–80.8) 1.9 (0.6–6) 0.3
Cottage cheese Open markets 219 14 6.39 (3.1–9.7) - -
Yogurt Milk and milk product shops 25 5 20 (3.1–36.9) 3.7 (1.2–11) 0.02
Overall 503 125 24.9 (21.128.6)

MCCs, Milk collection center, No Number, CI Confidence interval, OR Odds ratio, P < 0.05