Tracking sources of Staphylococcus aureus hand contamination in food handlers by spa typing

Jeffery Ho; Maureen V. Boost; Margaret May O'Donoghue

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.022

Tracking sources of Staphylococcus aureus hand contamination in food handlers by spa typing

Jeffery Ho, Maureen V. Boost, Margaret May O'Donoghue

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Abstract

We aimed to identify the source of Staphylococcus aureus contaminating hands of food handlers. Nasal samples and direct fingertip imprints were collected on 2 occasions from food handlers and characterized to determine likely sources of hand contamination. Most hand contamination was attributable to nasal isolates of persistently colonized coworkers who had presumably contaminated the environment. Regular handwashing should be supplemented by effective environmental disinfection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	759-761
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	43
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.022
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

Keywords

Environmental contamination
Hand hygiene
Nasal colonization
Persistent carriage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.022

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