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Table 1 Number and rate of bacterial pathogens identified in 750 routine stool samples

From: Impact of changing from staining to culture techniques on detection rates of Campylobacter spp. in routine stool samples in Chile

Pathogen

n

Isolation rate (%)

CI 95 %

Salmonella enterica

49

6.5

4.9–8.6

 Enteritidis

33

 Montevideo

7

 Heidelberg

2

 Saintpaul

2

 Sandiego

1

 Othmarschen

1

 Infantis

1

 Derby

1

 Not typed

1

Campylobacter (by culture)

46

6.1

4.6–8.1

C. jejuni

41

C. coli

5

Campylobacter spp. (by staining)

3

0.4

0.1–1.3

Yersinia enterocolitica

1

0.1

0.01–0.9

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

1

0.1

0.01–0.9

Total

96a

12.8

10.5–15.5

  1. aIncluding one sample with double infection, C. jejuni and Y. enterocolitica