Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Raw Meat in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Prevalence at an Abattoir and Retailers and Antimicrobial Susceptibility

Table 2 Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in abattoir and retail shops from different type of meat samples

Food.business operators	Samples examined	№ (%) examined	№ (%) + ve	χ²	P-value
	Beef	64(33.3)	3(4.7)
Abattoir	Sheep meat	64(33.3)	4(6.3)	0.193	0.908
	Goat meat	64(33.3)	4(6.3)
Total		192(50 )*	11(5.7)*
	Beef	64(33.3)	14(21.9)
Retail shops	Sheep meat	64(33.3)	8(10.9)	4.348	0.114
	Goat meat	64(33.3)	6(9.4)
Total		192(50 )*	28 (14.6)*

+ ve = E coli contaminated; p-value between food business operators (abattoir and retail shops)*= 0.04.

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