Virulence Potential and Antibiotic Susceptibility of S. aureus Strains Isolated from Food Handlers.

ABSTRACT: Staphylococcus spp. are common members of the normal human flora. However, some Staphylococcus species are recognised as human pathogens due to the production of several virulence factors and enterotoxins that are particularly worrisome in food poisoning. Since many of Staphylococcal food poisoning outbreaks are typically associated with cross-contamination, the detection of S. aureus on food handlers was performed. Hand swabs from 167 food handlers were analysed for the presence of S. aureus. More than 11% of the samples were positive for S. aureus. All S. aureus strains were isolated and analysed for the presence of virulence and enterotoxin genes, namely, sea, seb, sec, sed, seg, sei, tsst-1 and <

SUBMITTER: Fernandes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9696720 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature