Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli in Chicken Meat and Edible Poultry Organs Collected from Retail Shops and Supermarkets of North Western Province in Sri Lanka

Table 1

Prevalence of E. coli in chicken meat and edible organs sold at retail shops and supermarkets in the Kurunegala district.

Source	Sample type	Sample size	Positive number (%)	Negative number (%)
Retail	Meat	109	72 (39.78%)	37 (20.44%)
	Edible organs	72	49 (27.07%)	23 (12.71%)
Supermarket	Meat	35	23 (33.33%)	12 (17.39%)
	Edible organs	34	23 (33.33%)	11 (15.94%)
	Total	250	167 (66.80%)	83 (33.20%)