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Molecular epidemiology of microorganisms isolated from food workers and enteral feeding of public hospitals.
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Journal of food science [J Food Sci] 2010 Sep; Vol. 75 (7), pp. M449-54. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Unlabelled: This study aimed to compare strains of Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli isolated from food workers and enteral diet samples obtained from 2 public hospitals (H1/H2) in Goiania, Goias, Brazil, by the means of antibiogram and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). In the H1, strains of S. aureus were present in 2 enteral diet samples and in 13 food worker swabs. Strains of E. coli were found in an enteral diet sample from H1 and in 2 enteral diet samples from H2 and in 6 food worker swabs in the H1 and in 12 food worker swabs from H2. According to the antibiogram, the 6 susceptibility profiles (A to F) of 15 S. aureus strains colonizing personnel and enteral feeding did not allow the identification of the probable source of diet contamination. All 20 E. coli strains isolated from the H1 and H2 were grouped in 4 phenotypic profiles (A to D). The phenotypes A (H1) and C (H2) showed the same profile for microorganisms isolated from handlers and diets, suggesting more phenotypic similarity among these samples. PFGE genotyping showed that S. aureus isolates from diets were related to a single strain isolated from a food worker suggesting that in this case the reason for the diet contamination may be a result of food handling. The food worker appears to be the most probable source of E. coli contamination for enteral feeding from H2. This fact emphasizes on the food workers as a risk of bacterial transmission for the diets and that the diet chain production must be controlled.<br />Practical Application: The study emphasizes the importance of monitoring the enteral diet microbiological quality and the factors associated to its contamination. The study highlights the use of molecular biology as an instrument to correlate strains to determine the origin of the final product contamination.
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- Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Brazil
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Escherichia coli classification
Escherichia coli drug effects
Foodborne Diseases prevention & control
Hand microbiology
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Epidemiology
Molecular Typing
Nasal Mucosa microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus classification
Staphylococcus aureus drug effects
Water Microbiology
Workforce
Enteral Nutrition instrumentation
Escherichia coli isolation & purification
Food Service, Hospital
Food, Formulated microbiology
Hospitals, Public
Staphylococcus aureus isolation & purification
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1750-3841
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of food science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21535555
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01751.x