Beef and dressed chickens as sources of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in Nairobi
Date
1992Author
Ombui, JN
Arimi, SM
Kayihura, M
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) isolates from beef carcasses, minced beef, and dressed chicken were assayed for production of enterotoxin A, B, C and D using reverse passive agglutination technique. The highest isolation rate was from chickens followed by minced beef. Chickens yielded the highest percentage of enterotoxigenic strains. Staphylococcal enterotoxin C (SEC) was the most frequently produced type from all the three sources while enterotoxin A ranked second and enterotoxin B third. These data show that chickens and minced beef are potential sources of food poisoning staphylococci in Kenya, and that increased handling of the products increases contamination suggesting that man is the major source.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1298613http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/32772
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Ombui JN, Arimi SM, Kayihura M. (1992).Beef and dressed chickens as sources of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in Nairobi.East Afr Med J. 1992 Nov;69(11):606-8Publisher
Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.