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Table 2 Meta-analysis of prevalence of Campylobacter in all of foods

From: The prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in vegetables, fruits, and fresh produce: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sourcea

Total inputsb

Total sample sizec

Overall prevalence (%)

95% confidence interval

I2 (%)

P for χ2

Pennywort

2

57

57.84

45.37–70.31

0.00

0.74

Wild cosmos

2

108

53.46

17.02–89.89

95.10

0.00

Coriander

3

56

41.00

0.00–83.65

93.60

0.00

Bean

4

200

39.47

13.81–65.13

94.70

0.00

Sprouts

5

171

23.68

6.68–40.68

95.60

0.00

Parsley

4

313

18.58

8.54–28.62

96.10

0.00

Cucumber

3

157

18.30

0.00–42.00

92.50

0.00

Fenugreek

1

9

11.11

0.00–26.83

–

–

Cabbage

4

296

10.42

2.38–18.45

95.90

0.00

Lettuce

10

921

1.53

0.12–2.94

54.00

0.02

Radish

2

178

1.14

0.00–2.47

0.00

0.93

Spinach

6

356

0.91

0.00–1.98

0.00

0.81

Mushroom

2

225

0.89

0.00–1.99

0.00

0.92

Potato

1

153

0.65

0.00–1.56

–

–

Fresh cut vegetables

2

421

0.50

0.00–1.10

–

–

Green Onion

2

289

0.49

0.00–1.29

0.00

0.54

Fruits

4

1968

0.21

0.00–0.45

0.00

0.97

RTE vegetables

5

4763

0.13

0.00–0.40

31.00

0.21

Vegetables

15

8535

0.12

0.00–0.28

38.40

0.06

Leafy vegetables

5

11,041

0.10

0.00–0.25

81.10

0.00

Salad

16

7692

0.02

0.00–0.26

63.50

0.00

Onion

1

42

0.00

0.00–4.20

–

–

Crops

1

196

0.00

0.00–0.93

–

–

Beet

1

55

0.00

0.00–3.92

–

–

Water cress

1

55

0.00

0.00–3.92

–

–

Asparagus

1

55

0.00

0.00–3.92

–

–

Celery

1

150

0.00

0.00–1.54

–

–

Cauliflower

1

9

0.00

0.00–17.43

–

–

Strawberry

3

191

0.00

0.00–1.70

0.00

1.00

Tomatoes

1

120

0.00

0.00–1.90

–

–

Endive

1

21

0.00

0.00–9.31

0.00

0.00

Arugula

2

60

0.00

0.00–24.53

0.00

0.00

Carrot

4

379

0.00

0.00–0.90

0.00

1.00

  1. a Different type of fresh vegetables and fruits
  2. b Number of distinctive prevalence values is reported
  3. c Number of vegetable and fruit samples used to determine each estimate