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. 2001 Dec;67(12):5431–5436. doi: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5431-5436.2001

TABLE 2.

Prevalence of Campylobacter, E. coli, and Salmonella in retail raw meats

Meat No. of samplesa No. (%) of samples positive for:
Campylobacter E. coli Salmonella
Chicken 212 (184) 130 (70.7) 82 (38.7) 9 (4.2)
Turkey 194 (172) 25 (14.5) 23 (11.9) 5 (2.6)
Pork 209 (181) 3 (1.7) 34 (16.3) 7 (3.3)
Beef 210 (182) 1 (0.5) 40 (19.0) 4 (1.9)
Total 825 (719) 159 (22.1) 179 (21.7) 25 (3.0)
a

The numbers in parentheses are the numbers of samples analyzed for Campylobacter