TABLE 3.
Camplylobacter detection in poultry flocks
| Flock no. | Direct quantitative detectiona,b
|
Direct qualitative detectiona,c
|
Enrichment detectiona,c
|
Presence of Campylo- bacterd | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feces | Cecum | Feces | Cecum | Feces | Cecum | ||
| 1 | − | − | − | − | − | − | No |
| 2 | − | − | − | − | − | − | No |
| 3 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | Yes |
| 4 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | Yes |
| 5 | − | − | − | − | − | − | No |
| 6 | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | Yes |
| 7 | − | − | − | − | − | − | No |
| 8 | − | − | ++ | +++ | + | +++ | Yese |
| 9 | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | Yes |
| 10 | − | − | − | − | − | − | No |
| 11 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | Yes |
| 12 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | Yes |
| 13 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | Yes |
| 14 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | Yes |
| 15 | +++ | NT | +++ | NT | +++ | NT | Yes |
| 16 | − | − | − | − | NT | NT | No |
| 17 | − | − | +++ | +++ | NT | NT | Yese |
| 18 | − | − | − | − | NT | NT | No |
| 19 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | NT | NT | Yes |
| 20 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | NT | NT | Yes |
| 21 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | NT | NT | Yes |
| 22 | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | NT | NT | Yes |
| 23 | − | − | − | − | NT | NT | No |
| 24 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | NT | NT | Yes |
| 25 | − | − | − | − | NT | NT | No |
| 26 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | NT | NT | Yes |
| 27 | − | − | − | − | NT | NT | No |
| 28 | − | − | − | − | NT | NT | No |
| 29 | + | + | +++ | +++ | NT | NT | Yes |
| 30 | − | − | NT | NT | NT | NT | No |
| 31 | +++ | +++ | NT | NT | NT | NT | Yes |
a
Percentage of samples containing Campylobacter, as follows: −, 0; +, ≤50; ++, 50 to 100; +++, 100; NT, not tested.
b
Detection of C. jejuni.
c
Detection of Campylobacter spp.
d
The flock was defined as Campylobacter positive if at least one of the samples gave a positive Campylobacter signal.
e
Flock contains Campylobacter species other than C. jejuni.