Evaluated method

N

Positivity

Contamination

Negativity

CPC decontamination

360

81 (22.5%)

150 (41.7%)

129 (35.8%)

NaOH decontamination

360

90 (25.0%)

210 (58.3%)

60 (16.7%)

Culture on LJG medium

240

75 (31.3%)

100 (41.7%)

65 (27.1%)

Culture on LJGF medium

240

58 (24.2%)

89 (37.1%)

93 (38.8%)

Culture on LJGP medium

360

38 (10.6%)

171 (47.5%)

31 (8.6%)

Incubation at 30˚C

360

74 (20.6%)

186 (51.7%)

100 (27.8%)

Incubation at 37˚C

360

97 (26.9%)

174 (48.3%)

89 (24.7%)