ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2018
Bacterial and Parasitic Assessment from Fingernails in Debre Markos, Northwest Ethiopia.
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- Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus among food handlers in Ethiopia, 2000-2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
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- Letter to the Editor: elevating fingernail hygiene in parasitic disease prevention - implications from Hajipour and Valizadeh's study.IJID regions · 2025Article
- Investigating intestinal parasitic infections and risk factors in fingernails: Public health insights from Tabriz East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.IJID regions · 2025Article
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- Food hygiene practices and associated factors among food handlers in food establishments of Jimma City, Southwest Ethiopia.PloS one · 2025Article
- Bacterial foodborne illness andHealth science reports · 2024Article
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- Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of bacteria isolated from the hands of housemaids in Jimma City, Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A Journey on the Skin Microbiome: Pitfalls and Opportunities.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Assessment of sanitary condition of services as implication for intestinal parasitic infections among prison inmates: institutional based cross-sectional study in eastern Tigrai zonal prison, northern Ethiopia, 2018.BMC research notes · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundFood handlers with untrimmed finger nails could contribute or serve as a vehicle for the transmission of food poisoning pathogens.
objectivesThis study was conducted to determine the prevalence of bacteria and intestinal parasites among food handlers and antibiotic susceptibility profile of the isolated bacteria in Debre Markos University, Ethiopia. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis laboratory-based cross-sectional study involved 220 food handlers working in food service establishments in Debre Markos University between 1st January 2015 to 31th June 2016. Subjects' finger nail specimens of both hands were examined microscopically for intestinal parasites. For bacterial isolation, samples were cultured and bacterial species were identified following standard laboratory procedures. Antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed for all bacterial isolates by using Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method.
resultsOf the total 220 subjects examined, 29.5% showed positive culture for different bacterial species from their fingernail contents. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus was the predominant bacteria species (12.3%) followed by
conclusionTo prevent the food poisoning pathogens, implementation and adherence to infection are the key practices, specially food handlers with long finger nail harbor food debris, microbial contaminations, and allergens.
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