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Table 1 Meta-analysis of food subgroups with Listeria phages

From: Systematic review and meta-analysis: the efficiency of bacteriophages previously patented against pathogenic bacteria on food

Food

K

SMD

95% CI

tau2

I2 (%)

Fresh sausage

05

−11.00

[−15.24; −05.70]

11.35

41.70

Apple

06

−00.27

[−01.30; 00.75]

00.82

43.70

Apple juice

03

−00.02

[−00.73; 00.68]

00.00

00.00

Cabbage

28

−236.16

[−299.82; −172.49]

11009.61

65.90

Catfish fillets

19

−179.82

[−237.25; −122.38]

12064.15

89.80

Cheese

112

−00.82

[−01.32; −00.30]

03.46

79.30

Chocolate milk

33

−201.00

[−256.79; −144.94]

5691.72

69.50

Honeydew melons

50

−500.00

[−59.87; −40.20]

197.9

92.80

Hot dogs

37

−313.00

[−365.19; −261.62]

00.00

00.00

Iceberg lettuce

08

−244.15

[−328.16; −160.13]

0.00

00.00

Lettuce

02

−75.00

[−134.20; −15.20]

620.15

25.40

Melon

03

−173.00

[−282.78; −63.70]

00.00

00.00

Melon juice

03

−307.14

[−403.05; −211.22]

00.00

00.00

Mixed seafood

12

−289.17

[−372.06; −206.28]

00.00

00.00

Mozzarella cheese brine

17

−377.34

[−468.33; −286.34]

00.00

00.00

Pear

03

−01.31

[−2.55; −0.07]

00.00

00.00

Pear juice

03

−0.06

[−0.76; 0.63]

00.00

00.00

Precooked sliced turkey

22

−07.57

[−11.33; −3.81]

20.04

85.50

Raw salmon fillet tissue

17

−208.63

[−280.39; −136.87]

7860.9

73.00

Red smear soft cheese

48

−333.36

[−384.34; −282.3]

00.00

00.00

Sliced cooked turkey breast

08

−138.70

[−187.83; −89.58]

00.00

00.00

Smoked salmon

14

−03.29

[−6.93; 00.35]

10.76

71.00

White mold soft cheese

24

−59.98

[−86.06; −33.90]

441.59

73.70

  1. K = number of studies, SMD (Standardized mean difference; phage treated vs. control) and 95% CI (95 % confidence interval), tau2 = variance of the distribution of true effect sizes, I2 = test of heterogeneity / unaccounted variability. Effect of the direction (positive)