Table 2.
Enteric Pathogens Detected by qPCR in DNA and RNA extracted from 0.2 ml or 0.2 gram of milk products and milk-containing infant food.
| Pathogen name | Milk products % positive (n = 394) | Milk-containing infant food % positive (n = 394) |
|---|---|---|
| Adenovirus 40–41 | 0 (0) | 0.8 (3) |
| Adenovirus hexon | 0.3 (1) | 0.3 (1) |
| Aeromonas hydrophila | 22.8 (90) | 13.5 (53) |
| C. difficile | 0.3 (1) | 0 (0) |
| C. jejuni | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Cryptosporidium 18 s | 0 (0) | 0.5 (2) |
| E. coli O157: H7 | 0.5 (2) | 0.3 (1) |
| EAEC* | 2.0 (8) | 1.3 (5) |
| EPEC* | 3.1 (12) | 2.0 (8) |
| ETEC* | 7.4 (29) | 4.3 (17) |
| Giardia | 0 (0) | 2.0 (8) |
| Norovirus GI | 0 (0) | 0.3 (1) |
| Norovirus GII | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Rotavirus | 0 (0) | 0.3 (1) |
| Salmonella enterica | 54.3 (214) | 0 (0) |
| Shigella sonnei | 0.5 (2) | 0.5 (2) |
| Vibrio cholerae | 0 (0) | 0.5 (2) |
*
EAEC, Enteroaggregative E. coli; EPEC, Enteropathogenic E. coli; ETEC, Enterotoxigenic E. coli.