Prevalencia de staphylococcus aureus en manipuladores de alimentos de una universidad de la región metropolitana / Prevalence of staphylococcus aureus in food handlers at a university of the metropolitan region
Rev. méd. Chile
;
124(9): 1142-6, sept. 1996. tab
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in Spanish
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| ID: lil-185161
ABSTRACT
Nose, throat,hands and nail samples from 87 food handlers were obtained for microbiological examination. Fifty seven subjects (65.5 percent) were carriers of staphylococcus aureus. Enterotoxigenic staphylococcus aureus was found in 36 subjects (41 percent). The most frequently found enterotoxin was type B (18 samples) followed by type D (12 samples). Men had a higher frequency of contamination than women (83 and 57 percent of positive samples respectively). In conclusion, the frequency of staphylococcus aureus contamination among food handlers is high and shoud prompt personal and environmental hygienic measures
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Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Staphylococcus aureus
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
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