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Table 5 Prevalence values and sample sizes for detection method of Campylobacter

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

Methoda

Total inputsb

Total sample sizec

Overall prevalence (%)

95% confidence interval

I2 (%)

P for χ2

Culture

85

34,922

0.06

0.01–0.12

23.7

0.03

Molecular

3

120

2.38

0.0–5.07

0.0

0.46

Culture/molecular

26

4124

21.52

18.60–24.44

97.9

0.000

  1. aDifferent method of detection
  2. bNumber of distinctive prevalence values is reported
  3. cNumber of vegetable and fruit samples used to determine each estimate