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Table 4 Beach management accuracy resulting from use of E. coli culture results available to beach managers (collected on Day0), using Day1 qPCR BAV exceedance as the gold standard

From: Monitoring urban beaches with qPCR vs. culture measures of fecal indicator bacteria: Implications for public notification

Beach

Correct: advisory

Correct: no advisory

Failure to act

False alarm

Total

1

4 (3.8)

58 (55.2)

6 (5.7)

37 (35.2)

105 (100)

2

0 (0.0)

37 (92.5)

0 (0.0)

3 (7.5)

40 (100)

3

1 (2.3)

36 (81.8)

3 (6.8)

4 (9.1)

44 (100)

4

0 (0.0)

36 (83.7)

0 (0.0)

7 (16.3)

43 (100)

5

0 (0.0)

33 (71.7)

2 (4.4)

11 (23.9)

46 (100)

6

5 (5.0)

67 (67.0)

5 (5.0)

23 (23.0)

100 (100)

7

0 (0.0)

77 (81.9)

4 (4.3)

13 (13.8)

94 (100)

8

2 (2.0)

66 (64.7)

6 (5.9)

28 (27.5)

102 (100)

9

1 (1.0)

59 (57.8)

6 (5.9)

36 (35.3)

102 (100)

All

13 (1.9)

469 (69.4)

32 (4.7)

162 (24.0)

676 (100)