Research Article

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni Isolated from Pig Guts, Pig Feces, and Surface Swabs from the Cutting Tables at Slaughterhouse and Taverns in Southern Benin

Table 2

Contamination rate of samples according to sampling locations.

Sampling locationsSample contamination results; n (%)Total sample size
Pig guts; n = 40/sampling locationCutting table swabbing; n = 8/sampling locationFeces; n = 8Total
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Cotonou central slaughterhouse25 (62.5)15 (37.5)4 (50.0)4 (50.0)2 (25.0)6 (75.0)31 (55.4)25 (44.6)56
Adjarra21 (52.5)19 (47.5)2 (25.0)6 (75.0)23 (48.0)25 (52.0)48
Akpro-Missérété20 (50.0)20 (50.0)3 (37.5)5 (62.5)23 (48.0)25 (52.0)48
Cotonou24 (60.0)16 (40.0)5 (62.5)3 (37.5)29 (60.4)19 (39.6)48
Porto-Novo21 (52.5)19 (47.5)3 (37.5)5 (62.5)24 (50.0)24 (50.0)48
Total111 (55.5)89 (44.5)17 (42.5)23 (57.5)2 (25.0)6 (75.0)130 (52.4)118 (47.6)248

(−): culture-negative specimens; (+): culture-positive specimens; n: effective.