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Table 1 Number of samples tested by year and prevalence of C. coli and C. jejuni in retail meat products, 2005 through 2011

From: Prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in skinless, boneless retail broiler meat from 2005 through 2011 in Alabama, USA

Year

No. Samples

% Positivea

C. jejuni(%)

C. coli(%)

2005

92

47

14 (33)

28 (65)

2006

87

34

22 (73)

6 (20)

2007

148

45

40 (60)

24 (36)

2008

131

40

36 (68)

10 (19)

2009

72

46

21 (64)

6 (18)

2010

109

39

37 (86)

6 (14)

2011

116

34

34 (87)

5 (13)

  1. a Isolates lost by year: 2005 = 1; 2006 = 2; 2007 = 3; 2008 = 7 and 2009 = 6
  2. No statistical difference was found for the number of positive samples from 2005 through 2011 (Fisher’s exact test for the difference 2005 vs. 2011: p = 0.063).
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