TABLE 3.
Overall and pathogen-specific agreement of paired bulk fecal and rectal swab specimens
| Pathogen and result obtained with rectal swab specimen | No. of bulk fecal specimens: |
|
|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |
| Overall | ||
| Positive | 136 | 12 |
| Negative | 21 | 311 |
| κ (95% CI) | 0.84 (0.78–0.89) | |
| Shigella | ||
| Positive | 65 | 3 |
| Negative | 4 | 408 |
| κ (95% CI) | 0.94 (0.90–0.98) | |
| Salmonella | ||
| Positive | 37 | 3 |
| Negative | 5 | 435 |
| κ (95% CI) | 0.89 (0.82–0.97) | |
| Shiga toxin producing E. coli | ||
| Positive | 16 | 4 |
| Negative | 7 | 453 |
| κ (95% CI) | 0.73 (0.58–0.89) | |
| Campylobacter | ||
| Positive | 15 | 1 |
| Negative | 3 | 461 |
| κ (95% CI) | 0.88 (0.76–1.0) | |
| Aeromonas | ||
| Positive | 1 | 1 |
| Negative | 2 | 476 |
| κ (95% CI) | 0.40 (−0.28–1.1) | |
| Plesiomonas shigelloides | ||
| Positive | 1 | 0 |
| Negative | 0 | 479 |
| Yersinia | ||
| Positive | 1 | 0 |
| Negative | 0 | 479 |