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. 2015 Jul 31;15:150. doi: 10.1186/s12866-015-0478-5

Table 1.

Odds ratios estimates of the presence of foodborne pathogens

Foodborne pathogen Bacterial levels in food Fly’s body part Odds ratio (95 % CL)
A) House fly eggs
Medium vs. high 1.9 (0.5, 6.8)
Medium vs. low 6.0 (1.7, 20.4)
High vs. low 3.2 (1.1, 9.6)
C. sakazakii vs. S. enterica 15.5 (2.9, 82.6)
C. sakazakii vs. E. coli O157:H7 5.7 (1.0, 31.3)
C. sakazakii vs. L. monocytogenes 3.0 (0.5, 16.4)
L. monocytogenes vs. S. enterica 5.2 (1.5, 18.7)
L. monocytogenes vs. E. coli O157:H7 1.9 (0.5, 7.2)
E. coli O157:H7 vs. S. enterica 2.7 (0.8, 8.6)
B) F1 female adults
S. enterica Medium vs. high 2.4 (1.7, 3.4)
Surface vs. alimentary canal 2.4 (1.7, 3.4)
C. sakazakii High vs. medium 2.2 (1.3, 3.5)
Surface vs. alimentary canal 2.4 (1.5, 3.8)

(A) house fly eggs and (B) first filial (F1) generation adults