Research Article

Cloacael Carriage and Multidrug Resistance Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Poultry Farms, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 2

Level of E. coli O157:H7 isolates with different hypothesized risk factors from Haramaya University and Adele Poultry Farms.

Risk factorsRisk categoriesNumber examinedNumber positiveProportion (%)OR (95% CI) value

SourceHUPF10676.61
APF881921.63.89 (1.5–11.5)0.002
AgeAdult9357.51
Young1012118.84.62 (1.6–16.3)0.021
BreedFeyumi85710.61
White Leghorn1091915.62.35 (0.9–6.9)0.310

Total1942613.4

Haramaya University Poultry Farm.
Adele Poultry Farm.