[Occurrence of Campylobacter spp among food handlers in hospital kitchens in urban areas of the southern region of Brazil].
The lack of information regarding the occurrence of Campylobacter spp in food handlers and the potential public health risk involved, led to the undertaking of this work. The main purpose was to verify the presence of asymptomatic Campylobacter spp carries in food handlers of hospital and commercial foodservice kitchens. The average prevalence of carriers in kitchens was of 6.2%; that in commercial foodservice kitchens (10.5%) being higher than that found in hospital kitchens (2.2%) in a universe of 177 individuals studied. A close relationship was found between Campylobacter spp, carriers of masculine sex and age group, which was of about 20 to 35 years of age. There was also strong evidence suggesting a higher prevalence of Campylobacter spp among handlers of masculine sex than among those of feminine sex.
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Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brasil. ccblit@ccb.ufsc,br
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D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling; D005521:Food Service, Hospital; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000078329:Workforce
Ocorrência de Campylobater spp entre manipuladores de alimentos em cozinhas hospitalares de localidade urbana da região Sul do Brasil.