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. 2018 Jan 8;16(2):243–257. doi: 10.1007/s40258-017-0369-z

Table 2.

Mean values (90% CIs) for the pathogen-specific parameters of the model (results from 100,000 Monte Carlo simulations)

Parameter and short description Campylobacter Salmonella EHEC Yersinia Shigella
G: Probability of submitted stool sample being analyzed for pathogen (GP) 0.99a 0.99a 0.33 (0.17–0.52) 0.85a 0.99a
H: Probability of submitted stool sample being analyzed for pathogen (hospital) 0.99a 0.99a 0.51 (0.25–0.67) 0.85a 0.99a
I: Probability that test will detect pathogen 0.78 (0.76–0.80) 0.78 (0.76–0.80) 0.89 (0.84–0.93) 0.62 (0.54–0.70) 0.75a
J: Probability of having bloody diarrhea 0.19 (0.07–0.34) 0.35 (0.08–0.67) 0.74 (0.30–0.99) 0.39 (0.15–0.67) 0.29 (0.05–0.65)
K: Probability of death 0.00004 (0.00003–0.00005) 0.00035 (0.00026–0.00040) 0.00071 (0.00053–0.00081) 0.00002 (0.00002–0.00003) 0.00010 (0.00010–0.00015)
L: Reported cases (all) 8901a 2500a 536a 268a 306a
M: Reported hospitalized cases 972a 294a 50a 20a 21a

CI credibility interval, EHEC enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, GP general practitioner

aPoint estimate with no associated CI