TABLE 1.
Diarrheagenic E. coli (relevant gene[s]) | No. (%) of positive results
|
% Sensitivity of pool analysis | % Specificity of pool analysis | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Individual colony | Pool analysis | |||
EAEC (aagR) | 155 (13.4) | 154 (13.3) | 99 | 100 |
EPEC (eaeA) | 74 (6.4) | 73 (6.3) | 99 | 100 |
DAEC (daaD) | 40 (3.5) | 38 (3.3) | 95 | 100 |
ETEC (st, lt) | 25 (2.2) | 24 (2.1) | 96 | 100 |
STEC/EHEC (eaeA, stx1, stx2) | 6 (0.5) | 6 (0.5) | 100 | 100 |
All | 300 | 295 | 98 | 100 |