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. 2009 Oct;73(4):275–282.

Table I.

Overall, winter, and summer estimates for Campylobacter speciesa and Campylobacter jejunib in feedlot cattle feces

Overall
Winter
Summer
Feedlot Pos (n) % Pos 95% CIc Pos (n) % Pos 95% CIc Pos (n) % Pos 95% CIc
Campylobacter species
 A 365 (396) 92 89–95 182 (200) 91 86–95 183 (196) 93 89–96
 B 362 (400) 91 87–93 180 (200) 90 85–94 182 (200) 91 86–95
 C 381 (400) 95 93–97 197 (200) 99 96–100 184 (200) 92 87–95
 D 350 (400) 88 84–91 172 (200) 86 81–90 178 (200) 89 84–93
 E 366 (400) 92 88–94 180 (200) 90 85–94 186 (200) 93 89–96
 F 297 (393) 76 71–80 154 (200) 77 71–83 143 (193) 74 67–80
 G 299 (387) 77 73–81 145 (200) 73 66–79 154 (187) 82 76–88
 Total 2420 (2776)d,e 87 86–88 1210 (1400) 86 85–88 1210 (1376)d,e 88 86–90
Campylobacter jejuni
 A 163 (223) 73 67–79 24 (40) 60 43–75 139 (183) 76 43–75
 B 148 (222) 67 60–73 24 (40) 60 43–75 124 (182) 68 69–82
 C 144 (224) 64 58–71 28 (40) 70 53–83 116 (184) 63 56–70
 D 156 (216) 72 66–78 25 (38) 66 49–80 131 (178) 74 66–80
 E 159 (226) 70 64–76 24 (40) 60 43–75 135 (186) 73 66–79
 F 136 (183) 74 67–80 28 (40) 70 53–83 108 (143) 76 68–82
 G 114 (192) 59 52–66 24 (39) 62 45–77 90 (153) 59 51–67
 H 1020 (1486)f,g 69 66–71 177 (277)f 64 58–70 843 (1209)g 70 67–72

Pos — positive.

CI — confidence interval.

a

Campylobacter positive by culture.

b

Campylobacter positive isolates identified as C. jejuni using hippurate hydrolysis testing.

c

Binomial exact confidence interval.

d

Sample not readable due to mold overgrowth (n = 22).

e

Missing data (n = 2).

f

Missing data (n = 3).

g

Missing data (n = 1).