Asymptomatic carriage of bacteria in food workers in Nilufer district, Bursa, Turkey

PALA K., Oezakin C., AKIŞ N., Sinirtas M., Gedikoglu S., Aytekin H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.40, sa.1, ss.133-139, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-0811-12
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.133-139
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Food workers, faecal carriage, nasal carriage, bacterial pathogens, STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS, LISTERIA-MONOCYTOGENES, METHICILLIN-RESISTANT, NASAL CARRIAGE, PREVALENCE, HANDLERS, OUTBREAK, TRANSMISSION, POPULATION, STRAINS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: This study was carried out in order to determine the nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and the faecal carriage of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in food industry workers.