Staphylococcus aureus in the anterior portion of nasal fossae of hospital food handlers, São Paulo, Brazil, 1976

Authors

  • Sebastião Timo laria Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia
  • Sirdéia M. P. Furlanetto Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia
  • Maria Lúcia C. Campos Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Departamento de Microbiologia e Imunologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101980000100008

Keywords:

Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcal food poisoning, Enterotoxins

Abstract

The presence of enterotoxic S. aureus in the nasal fossae of hospital food handlers was investigated. Material was collected from the anterior portion of fossae of 34 food handlers in the kitchens of three hospitals in the city of S. Paulo, Brazil. Of these 34 persons, 12 (35.3%) were positive for S. aureus, of these same 12, two (16.7%) showed positive for type C staphylococcal enterotoxin producing strains. Of the 12 strains isolated, nine (75%) could be phagetyped; of the enterotoxic strains, one was lysed by Group III phage; the other was non-typeable.

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Published

1980-03-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (1980)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

laria, S. T., Furlanetto, S. M. P., & Campos, M. L. C. (1980). Staphylococcus aureus in the anterior portion of nasal fossae of hospital food handlers, São Paulo, Brazil, 1976 . Revista De Saúde Pública, 14(1), 93-100. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101980000100008