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. 2013 Oct;79(20):6207–6219. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01626-13

Table 5.

Odds ratios (OR) and upper and lower confidence intervals (CI) for MST endpoints versus selected pathogens in water using AADa

Value for indicated pathogen(s)
MST endpoint Estimate Campylobacter spp. Salmonella spp. E. coli O157:H7 Cryptosporidium Giardia Hepatitis E Norovirus GII Rotavirus
Cryptosporidium a/w livestock Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.25 0.29 0.00 6.76 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 1.27 3.62 0.00 1.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 5.35 29.35 4.25 11.81
Cryptosporidium a/w wildlife Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.82 0.28 0.00 17.73 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 2.35 2.21 0.00 0.42 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 6.77 17.62 1.34 77.91
Cryptosporidium a/w avians Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 0.00 0.00 1.83 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 541.39 36.67
Cryptosporidium a/w humans Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 13.21 79.75 588.77
Cryptosporidium a/w muskrats/voles Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.65 0.42 0.00 9.75 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 2.06 3.36 0.00 0.69 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 6.35 27.26 2.21
Cryptosporidium a/w unknown sources Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.25 0.29 0.00 2.46 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 1.27 3.62 0.00 0.70 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 5.35 29.35 3.66 77.91
Bacteroidales ruminant marker Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.28 0.01 0.33 1.33 0.41 0.08 0.67 0.03
OR estimate 0.59 0.39 6.50 4.74 1.79 2.68 1.54
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 1.19 3.00 389.00 21.66 6.89 10.17 30.79
Bacteroidales muskrat marker Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.02 0.00
OR estimate 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.42 2.36 0.00 0.88 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 1.97 7.85 36.75 8.46 48.35 450.19 7.85 19.46
Bacteroidales Canada goose marker Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 1.43 0.00 0.00 1.76 2.36 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 6.43 53.70 106.91 48.35 1249.15 0.83 71.37
Bacteroidales pig marker Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.34 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 1.42 0.00 0.00 2.68 5.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 19.90 38.60 157.86 146.06 74.80 3676.05 241.45 931.99
Bacteroidales human marker Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.04
OR estimate 0.59 0.00 0.00 0.45 1.03 0.00 0.00 2.13
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 1.59 4.38 20.93 1.95 5.87 241.45 1.81 29.00
Hepatitis A virus a/w humans Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 483.82 3917.62 240.89 998.20
Astrovirus a/w humans Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.41 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.27 0.00
OR estimate 1.44 0.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.68 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 5.81 7.76 240.89 7.61 9.77
Norovirus GI a/w humans Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.60 0.24 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.00
OR estimate 2.51 2.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.06 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 15.10 17.53 283.74 9.69 11.65
Norovirus GIII a/w bovines Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.12 0.05
OR estimate 3.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.27 2.78
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 38.00 4.93 7.07 38.29
Norovirus GIV a/w humans Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.20 0.00
OR estimate 2.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.21 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 22.89 8.21 14.21 20.95
Sapovirus a/w humans Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate
Human torque teno virus Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 2.97 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 30.17 6.19 379.94 2.79 15.99
Torque teno sus virus a/w swine Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.55 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
OR estimate 2.97 1.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 30.17 13.55 379.94 5.54 15.99
Adenovirus 40/41 a/w humans Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 2.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 113.49 20.95 998.20 9.77 50.58
General adenovirus a/w humans Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
OR estimate 0.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 54.79 69.91 2002.36 33.77 155.20
F-RNA coliphage a/w human origin Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.00
OR estimate 1.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.52 0.00
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 7.27 11.70 52.81 530.43 17.55 23.41
F-RNA coliphage a/w animal origin Lower 95% CI OR estimate 0.91 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.18 0.01
OR estimate 2.01 0.00 0.00 0.73 0.00 0.72 0.49
Upper 95% CI OR estimate 4.62 1.12 5.57 48.21 11.80 2.57 6.41
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Significant results are in bold. a/w, associated with.