title: [Evaluation and control of the microbiological quality of hands in foodhandlers].
abstract: Microbiological analyses of workers' hands were made for the common indicators, including aerobic mesophilic plate counts (APC), as well as the common food pathogens. Opportunities were observed for cross-contamination of roast beef by workers' hands during slicing operations. Workers' hands showed APC counts of up to 10(7) CFU/hand and the presence of S. aureus and C. perfringens. Salmonella spp were not isolated from hands. These results show that handling of these foods by such workers would be a risk in transmitting pathogenic microorganisms to the foods and is apparent that it is necessary for these workers to take care of personal hygiene. Decimal reductions obtained in the microbiological counts after washing and antisepsis of workers' hands were at 2,6 logs cycles and still demonstrated the importance of this practice in food services by the fact that pathogens such as S. aureus and C. perfringens were inhibited or killed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias dos Alimentos da Escola de Nutricao - Universidade Federal da Bahia-Salvador-Brasil.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kuaye
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: de Almeida
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005522:Food Services / Q000592:standards*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
vernacular_title: Avaliacao e controle da qualidade microbiologica de maos de manipuladores de alimentos.