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Table 1 Number of subsamples M and A that were positive for Campylobacter spp.

From: A simplified and cost-effective enrichment protocol for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from retail broiler meat without microaerobic incubation

 

CampylobacterPositive (%)

  

Enrichment Conditions

Breast

Thighs

Total

Microaerobic

20 (38)

28 (45)

48 (44)

Aerobic

18 (34)

28 (45)

46 (43)

Statistics

   

   χ2 a

0.10

0.00

0.50

   P value

0.75

1.00

0.81

   Sensitivity

0.81

0.88

0.79

   Specificity

0.78

0.85

0.87

   Accuracy

0.80

0.86

0.83

   Kappa value

0.58

0.73

0.66

  1. a A chi-square values ≤ 3.84 assumes the null hypothesis that means from the reference method (microaerobic conditions) are equivalent to means from the test method (aerobic conditions) and cannot be rejected at the 5% level of confidence (P < 0.05).