Table 2 Performance evaluation of the microplate immunocapture method as compared to the culture enrichment method
Parameters | Culture | IC-culture | IC-PCR | PCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Detection limit (CFU/25 g) | 125 | 50 | 25 | 50 |
Sensitivity (CI, 95%) | 95.9 | 97.3 | 100 | 98.2 |
Specificity (CI, 95%) | 97.0 | 96.1 | 96.8 | 95.4 |
Accuracy (CI, 95%) | 96.2 | 95.3 | 96.7 | 96.1 |