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Table 3 Estimates and 95 % posterior probability interval (PPI) of prevalence in the two populations; Jutland/Fyn and Zealand as a function of the Ct-value cut-off for PCR

From: Latent class analysis of the diagnostic characteristics of PCR and conventional bacteriological culture in diagnosing intramammary infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus in dairy cows at dry off

 

Prevalence

Ct-value cut-off PCR

Jutland/Fyn

95 % PPI

Zealand

95 % PPI

≤ 32

0.23

0.10 ; 0.39

0.20

0.09 ; 0.34

≤ 34

0.30

0.18 ; 0.44

0.23

0.13 ; 0.36

≤ 37

0.37

0.24 ; 0.50

0.25

0.14 ; 0.38

≤ 39

0.40

0.26 ; 0.53

0.26

0.14 ; 0.39

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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147