ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

Muhemmet Fatih Uyar1 , Alpaslan Alp2, Hasan Cenk Mirza2, Emrah Ruh2, Mevlüde Kizil1, Derya Dikmen1, Zehra Büyüktuncer1, Burçin Sener2 and Yasemin Beyhan3
1Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
2Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
3Haliç University School of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2011;5(1):19-24
© The Author(s). 2011
Received: 10/01/2011 | Accepted: 22/02/2011| Published: 30/04/2011
Abstract

This research was planned and carried out in order to determine Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A presence quickly in meatball meals cooked in two different hospitals with two different cooking systems by using molecular and classical microbiological methods. Total 60 samples of meals with meatballs (30 samples from each hospital) were included in the research. S.aureus and S.aureus Enterotoxin A producing bacteria was detected in 6.6% of the samples of hospital A which used new production techniques by using both molecular and classic microbiologic methods. S.aureus and S.aureus Enterotoxin A producing bacteria was detected in 9.9% of samples of Hospital B which used traditional methods by using both microbiologic methods. No statistical difference was found out between two microbiologic methods in terms of S.aureus identification. Consequently, hygienic rules must be obeyed during all phases, the conditions must be improved and sustainable training of personnel must be ensured in order to prevent food poisoning cases in hospital food service systems. Also, molecular microbiologic methods used for determination of nutrient pathogens are faster and more functional, so usage of these methods is crucial.

Keywords

S.aureus, Institutional food service, Hospital, Hygiene, PCR

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