Table 1 Evaluation of the GI-EB Screening assay (Seegene) in travellers with and without traveller’s diarrhoea (TD)
From: A comparison of two multiplex-PCR assays for the diagnosis of traveller’s diarrhoea
Pathogen | Total (n = 91) [n (%)] | Cases (travellers with TD, n = 61) [n (%)] | Controls (travellers without TD, n = 30) [n (%)] | OR (95%CI) | p-value | AF (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Escherichia coli O157 | 13 (14.3%) | 8 (13%) | 5 (17%) | 0.8 (0.2–2.5) | 0.65 | 0 (0–7.8) |
Shiga-toxin producing E. coli | 9 (9.9%) | 4 (7%) | 5 (17%) | 0.4 (0.1–1.4) | 0.15 | 0 (0–2.0) |
Shigella spp./Enteroinvasive E. coli | 5 (5.5%) | 4 (7%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (0.2–10) | 1 | 3.5 (0–6.3) |
Yersinia enterocolitica | 5 (5.5%) | 3 (5%) | 2 (7%) | 0.7 (0.1–5) | 1 | 0 (0–4) |
Salmonella spp. | 3 (3.3%) | 3 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0–NaN) | 0.55 | NA |
Clostridioides difficile toxin A/B | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | NA | NA | NA |
Campylobacter spp. | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | NA | NA | NA |