266-267 / 453
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Table 2. Individual Collaborator Results for Raw Ground Beef (73% Lean) – Automated Extraction
High Level Test Portions
Low Level Test Portions
Un-inoculated Test Portions
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
mericon
E. coli O157Screen Plus
Lab
a
1
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
-
+
+
-
+
-
+
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
3
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
b
+
+
-
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
b
-
-
-
-
4
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
+ -
+
-
+
+
+
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
+
-
-
-
+
-
-
+
-
+
+
-
b
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
-
+ +
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
b
-
-
-
+
+
-
-
+
+ +
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
+ +
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
+
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
+ +
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
+ +
-
+
+ +
-
-
+ +
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
b
-
-
-
11
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
-
+ + +
+
-
-
-
+ +
-
b
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
-
+
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
+ + + +
-
-
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
mericon
E. coliSTEC O-Type
Lab
a
1
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
-
+
+
-
+
-
+
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
3
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
-
+
+
-
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
b
-
-
-
-
4
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ + +
c
+
+ -
+
-
+
+
+
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
+
-
-
-
+
-
-
+
-
+
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
-
+ +
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
-
-
-
+
+
-
-
+
+ +
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
+
+
+ +
+
+ + +
c
+ +
+
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
+ +
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
+
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
+ +
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
+ +
-
+
+ +
-
-
+ +
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+ +
c
+
+
+
-
-
+ + +
+
-
-
- +
c
+
c
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
-
+
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
+
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+
+ + + +
-
-
-
-
+
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
a
+=
E. coli
O157 was detected in samples; -=
E. coli
O157 was not detected in sample; n/a- lab did not participate or submit data for the matrix;
b
Sample was presumptive positive but confirmed negative indicating a false positive result;
c
Sample was presumptive negative but confirmed positive indicating a false negative result
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2
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