Table 2:
Summary statistics of the results of chicken meat samples from Peruvian traditional markets analyzed by qPCR for Campylobacter spp. The results are shown by region studied and in total.
| Number of samples | Positive | Proportion (95% CI) | Enumeration mean (log10 GC/g) (Min-Max) | Enumeration mean of positive samples (log10 GC/g) (Min-Max) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |||||
| Huancayo | 30 | 25 | 83.33% a (66% – 93%) | 3.21 a (0 – 4.82) | 3.85 (3.02 – 4.82) |
| Huaral | 30 | 30 | 100% a (89% – 100%) | 5.80 b (4.48 – 6.84) | 5.80 (4.48 – 6.84) |
| Tumbes/Piura | 30 | 13 | 43.33% b (27% – 61%) | 2.07 a (0 – 5.87) | 4.78 (3.61 – 5.87) |
| Total | 90 | 68 | 75.56% (66% – 83%) | 3.69 (0 – 6.84) | 4.89 (3.02 – 6.84) |
95% CI = 95% confidence intervals
Superscripts a and b next to the proportion of positives correspond to the differences found when comparing the confidence intervals and superscripts a and b next to the enumeration mean correspond to the differences found using Kruskal Wallis post hoc test.