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Table 2 Meta-analysis of food subgroups with Salmonella 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 (%)

Apples

13

−00.38

[−1.42; 0.65]

02.21

81.30

Cantaloupe melons

03

−73.80

[−165.56; 17.95]

76.30

91.70

Chicken

03

−69.45

[−92.21; −46.69]

−69.45

00.00

Chicken breast

08

−5.52

[−07.65; −03.39]

05.08

61.90

Cooked meat

03

−97.89

[−136.77; −59.00]

-97.89

00.00

Eggs

02

−01.02

[−01.82; −00.21]

-01.02

00.00

Ground turkey

02

−654.71

[−916.89; −392.53]

00.00

00.00

Honeydew melons

12

−259.85

[−310.60; −209.09]

3336.40

45.00

Lettuce

17

−43.10

[−60.37; −25.83]

417.08

81.60

Milk

08

−70.63

[−104.24; −37.01]

1140.32

87.90

Mung bean sprouts

17

−164.34

[−197.91; −130.77]

2808.13

64.80

Pasteurized milk cheese

07

−309.94

[−423.93; −195.96]

13232.78

63.50

Pig Skin

22

−10.03

[−13.77; −6.28]

24.62

87.20

Precooked sliced turkey

26

−11.24

[−15.16; −7.33]

33.05

85.20

Raw cheese milk

02

−206.67

[−252.95; −160.38]

00.00

00.00

Raw meat

06

−26.78

[−37.57; −15.99]

00.00

00.00

Raw tuna

02

−114.39

[−160.84; −67.94]

00.00

00.00

Ready to cook chicken

03

−3.98

[−07.60; −00.37]

00.00

00.00

Romaine lettuce

23

−33.83

[−46.23; −21.43]

251.16

92.60

Sausage

08

−87.35

[−131.95; −42.75]

3183.30

93.40

  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)