Risk of food poisoning involving enterotoxigenic staphylococci carriers

Authors

  • Francisco Herrero Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Elisa Yoko Hirooka Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1993v14n1p36

Keywords:

Carrier, Enterotoxigenic, Staphylococci, Fagotyping.

Abstract

Healthy carriages constitute major reservoir of enterotoxigenic staphylococci. The intoxication occurs after ingestion of manipulated foods, maintained at inadequate preservation. This review discusses about the epidemiology at the interaction level between hospital professionals and food handlers, transferences of microorganisms and the possible development of enteroxigenic strains with high antibiotic resistence.

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Author Biographies

Francisco Herrero, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Departamento de Análises Clínicas/Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde — Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Elisa Yoko Hirooka, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos e Medicamentos/CCA — Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Caixa Postal 6001, CEP 86051- 970, Londrina - Paraná - Brasil.

Published

1993-01-14

How to Cite

Herrero, F., & Hirooka, E. Y. (1993). Risk of food poisoning involving enterotoxigenic staphylococci carriers. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 14(1), 36–39. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1993v14n1p36

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Section

Review Article