Listeria Species Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors and Antibiogram of Listeria Monocytogenes in Milk and Milk Products in Ambo, Holeta, and Bako Towns, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 1

The overall prevalence of Listeria species isolated from dairy, cow milk, and milk products in our study towns.

Study areas	Sample type	Listeria species
		Number tested	Prevalence (%)	95% CI
Ambo	Cow milk	127	14 (11.02)	1.59–4.82
	Curdle milk	10	1 (10.00)	0.00–1.15
	Bulk tank milk	17	3 (17.65)	0.12–1.80
	Cottage cheese	10	0 (0.00)	0.00–1.15
	Subtotal	164	18 (10.98)	2.22–5.83
Holeta	Cow milk	190	12 (6.32)	1.29–4.30
	Curdle milk	15	1(6.67)	0.00–1.15
	Bulk tank milk	7	1 (14.29)	0.00–1.15
	Cottage cheese	20	2 (10.00)	0.00–1.49
	Subtotal	232	16 (6.90)	1.90–5.33
Bako	Cow milk	67	1 (1.49)	0.00–1.15
	Curdle milk	5	0 (0.00)
	Bulk tank milk	9	1 (11.11)	0.00–1.15
	Cottage cheese	5	1 (20.00)	0.00–1.15
	Subtotal	86	3 (3.49)	0.12–1.80
Overall		482	37 (7.68)	5.46–10.42

CI, confidence interval.