Table 2 Quantitative evaluation of microbial quality by TVC and TCC and foodborne pathogens in food samples collected from bottle-fed babies attending health institutions in Arba Minch, southern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 220)
Samples type | Microbial quality indicators | Foodborne pathogens | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total n (%) | TVC (log10 CFU/mL) | Â | TCC (log10 CFU/mL) | Positive n% | |||||
Mean ± SD | Range | 95% CI | n (%) of Acceptable | Mean ± SD | Range | 95% CI | |||
Powdered infant formula | 101 (45.9) | 4.4 ± 2.5 | 1.0–8.0 | 3.9, 4.9 | 53 (52.5) | 3.1 ± 2.5 | 1.0, 7.1 | 2.5, 3.6 | 3 (2.97) |
Cow milk | 48 (21.8) | 5.4 ± 1.9 | 1.0–8.1 | 4.8, 5.9 | 17 (35.4) | 3.7 ± 2.5 | 1.0, 7.2 | 3.0, 4.5 | 4 (8.33) |
Cereal blend | 45 (20.5) | 6.6 ± 1.6 | 1.0–8.1 | 6.1, 7.1 | 4 (8.9) | 5.7 ± 1.8 | 1.0, 7.1 | 5.1, 6.2 | 11 (24.0) |
Fruit juice | 26 (11.8) | 6.5 ± 1.5 | 1.0–7.7 | 5.9, 7.1 | 3 (11.5) | 5.7 ± 1.9 | 1.0, 7.3 | 4.9, 6.5 | 1 (3.84) |
Total | 220 | 5.3 ± 2.3 | 1.0–8.1 | 5.0, 5.6 | 77 (35.5) | 4.1 ± 2.6 | 1.0, 7.3 | 3.7, 4.4 | 19 (8.63) |