title: Report of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) from Staphylococcus aureus isolated in food handlers and surfaces from foodservice establishments.
abstract: A set of 53 Staphylococcus aureus isolates collected from food handlers and foodservice establishments in Spain was analyzed for toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-1) production. S. aureus strains were isolated from 908 samples collected from different surfaces such as dish towels, workers' hands, cutting boards, stainless steel tables and slicers, but they were not detected neither in clean plates nor in kitchen knives. Only one food worker hand has been reported to be contaminated by TSST-1 in a restaurant. Despite this, proper hygiene practices should be respected for the surfaces of contact with food, as well as for the hands of the manipulators This is the first article, in Spain, that reports the detection of TSST-1 in a restaurant worker hand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Av. Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Spain. m.isabel.sospedra@uv.es
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sospedra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mañes
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Soriano
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012147:Restaurants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018089:Superantigens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D018089:Superantigens; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal