Table 4.

Sensitivity of mLAMP and mPCR assays in STEC-positive enrichment broth cultures

^*Positive STEC from enrichment broth (mEC broth) was categorized according to the method used for STEC isolation. A conventional culture method and immunomagnetic separation method (IMS) were used for isolation of O157 STEC strains, and PCR-based culture method was used for isolation of non-O157 STEC strains. ^†In enrichment broth culture, detection of stx1 and/or stx2 was considered positive in both mLAMP and mPCR assay.