Prevalence and risk factors of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in fresh chicken carcasses from retail sites in Bogota, Colombia.

ABSTRACT: Campylobacter is one of the most common causes of foodborne gastroenteritis. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors associated with Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli species in fresh chicken carcasses for human consumption from farmers' markets and small food stores in seven localities of Bogotá, Colombia. Ninety-one samples of fresh chicken carcasses were collected from farmers' markets and small food stores at seven localities in Bogotá. Samples were tested for Campylobacter using the real-time polymerase chain reaction (real time PCR) and isolation by plating. To analyze possible risk factors associated with Campylobacter spp. contamination in retail chicken carcasses, information was collected using a str

SUBMITTER: Ortiz BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900410 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature