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Incidence of Staphylococcus aureus in meals from cafeterias
Jesús BlesaJordi MañesJosé Miguel SorianoJuan Carlos MoltóH. Ricosubject
medicine.medical_specialtyFood poisoningMicrococcaceaeFood handlersbiologyIncidence (epidemiology)digestive oral and skin physiologymedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationmedicine.disease_causeMicrobiologySurgeryStaphylococcus aureusmedicineParasitologyFood scienceCoagulaseFood Sciencedescription
A study to determine the incidence of Staphylococccus aureus in 705 meals from several cafeterias in Valencia, Spain was undertaken. Out of the 705 studied meals, 81 samples (I I. I %) had coagulase positive staphylococci with a range of S. aureus from 100 to 53000 cfu/g. me four highest values (> l0,ooO S. aureus &/g) were obtained with Russian type salad, meatballs, chicken croquettes and salad. These products involved more handling stages. These data show that food handlers may contribute to food poisoning and that there are some handling practices that require more attention.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-07-01 |