Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Salmonella and Shigella among food handlers in catering establishments at Debre Markos University, Northwest Ethiopia

International Journal of Infectious Diseases : IJID : Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Abeba MengistAlemayehu Reta

Abstract

Food-borne diseases are a major health problem in developing countries including Ethiopia. This study determined the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Shigella and Salmonella among food handlers working in student and staff food service establishments at Debre Markos University. A laboratory-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 220 food handlers from January 2015 to June 2016. Stool and fingernail samples from the subjects were cultured on bacteriological culture medium, and Shigella and Salmonella were isolated and identified following standard procedures. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed for all isolates using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. The overall prevalence of Shigella and Salmonella in this study was 5.9%, with 3.6% of stool specimens testing positive for Salmonella species and 2.3% testing positive for Shigella species. None of the food handlers had positive cultures for Shigella or Salmonella in respect of their fingernail specimens. The isolation of either Shigella or Salmonella had a significant inverse relationship with the number of service years (p=0.017). All isolates of Shigella and Salmonella were 100% susceptible to ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, and genta...Continue Reading

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Dec 3, 2018·The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology = Journal Canadien Des Maladies Infectieuses Et De La Microbiologie Médicale·Abeba MengistAlemayehu Reta
Jul 11, 2019·Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials·Siraj HussenZemenu Yohannes Kassa
Nov 26, 2020·International Journal of General Medicine·Ketseladingle LemaTadesse Guadu
Mar 5, 2021·New Microbes and New Infections·A MaregeA Manilal

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