An exploratory investigation of the risk of pathogenic contamination at selected New Jersey skilled nursing and assisted living residences

被引：3

作者：

Feldman, Charles ^{[1
]}

Nothstein, Gary ^{[1
]}

Somaiya, Chintan K. ^{[1
]}

Obeidallah, Heba ^{[2
]}

Silverthorne, Elizabeth ^{[1
]}

Wunderlich, Shahla ^{[1
]}

Goodey, Nina M. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Montclair State Univ, Dept Hlth & Nutr Sci, Montclair, NJ 07043 USA

[2] Montclair State Univ, Dept Chem & Biochem, Montclair, NJ 07043 USA

来源：

PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH | 2011年 / 131卷 / 02期

关键词：

eldery populations; foodborne illnesses; institutional eating settings; communal eating settings; SAFETY; BEHAVIORS;

D O I：

10.1177/1757913910391042

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

100235 [预防医学];

摘要：

Elderly populations are vulnerable and generally have the highest incidence of morbidity related to foodborne illnesses and this problem may be aggravated in institutional or communal eating settings. The objective of this investigation was to examine the potential risk of food contamination in selected skilled nursing and assisted-living residences using bacteria indicator tests for Listeria spp., Salmonella spp. and E. coli. Of the 45 samples tested for Listeria, three (6.67 %) were found to be contaminated; Salmonella or E. coli contamination was not found in any of the samples. Reported incidents of foodborne illnesses are increasing in institutional settings, therefore there is an urgent need to collect information on practices that can prevent bacterial contamination of food served in elderly residences.

引用

页码：85 / 88

页数：4

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