title: [Biological analysis of workers in the food sector in north Lebanon].
abstract: We investigated the prevalence of bacterial and parasitic infections among workers in a pastry factory in North Lebanon in 2004. We found 39% of the workers (n = 196) had nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus. Resistance of S. aureus isolates was 98.7% to penicillin G, 24.7% to fusidic acid, 14.3% to pefloxacine and tetracycline, 11.7% to erythromycin, 6.5% to oxacillin and amoxicillin-clavulanate. Salmonella typhi was not found in any of the workers. Prevalence of intestinal parasites was 57.8% (n = 308). Amoebae comprised 72.5% (68.3% Entamoeba coli, 15.5% E. histolytica), followed by flagellates (18.0 %) (37.5% Dientamoeba fragilis, 31.3% Giardia lamblia) and nematodes (7.8%) (only Ascaris lumbricoides). The tuberculin test was positive in 16.3% of the workers (n = 301).
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Santé publique, Tripoli, Liban.) (Correspondance a adresser a M. Hamzb : mhamze@inco.com.lb). mhamze@inco.com.lb
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamzé
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naja
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mallat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology