Salmonella profile in chickens determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction and bacteriology from years 2000 to 2003 in Turkey

Figures & data

Table 1. Salmonella detection rates between January 2000 and July 2001

	Method used
Sample type (n)	SGBRT-PCR (%)	Bacteriology (%)	Serovar/serogroup of the isolate
Intestinal samples (800)	66 (8.25)	47 (5.87)	47 S. Enteritidis
Cloacal swabs (331)	5 (1.51)	2 (0.60)	2 S. Enteritidis
Drag swabs (50)	2 (4)	2 (4)	1 serogroup C1, 1 serogroup C2
Litter samples (58)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Chick dust^a (3)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Total (1242)	73^A (5.87)	51^B (4.10)
^aDust occuring in the hatchery during and after the hatchery processes.
^A,BDifferent uppercase superscripts indicate significant difference (P<0.001; McNemar's test).

Table 2. Salmonella detection rates between August 2001 and December 2003

	Method used
Sample type (n)	PSRT-PCR (%)	Bacteriology (%)	Serovar/serogroup of the isolate
August 2001 to December 2001
Intestinal samples (136)	16 (11.76)	8 (5.88)	8 S. Enteritidis
Cloacal swabs (65)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Subtotal (201)	16^A (7.96)	8^B (3.98)
January 2002 to December 2002
Intestinal samples (157)	17 (10.82)	4 (2.54)	1 Serogroup E1, 3 S. Enteritidis
Cloacal swabs (7)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Subtotal (164)	17^A (10.36)	4^B (2.43)
January 2003 to December 2003
Intestinal samples (122)	12 (9.83)	14 (11.47)	14 S. Enteritidis
Drag swabs (56)	17 (30.35)	4 (7.14)	4 S. Enteritidis
Subtotal (178)	29^A (16.29)	18^B (10.11)
Total (543)	62 (11.42)	30 (5.52)
^A,BDifferent uppercase superscripts indicate significant difference (P<0.001; McNemar's test).