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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2023

Bacteriological Quality and Antimicrobial Resistant Patterns of Foodborne Pathogens Isolated from Commonly Vended Street Foods in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia.

Dagninet Alelign, Manaye Yihune, Muluken Bekele, Yisiak Oumer, Kassaw Beyene, Kaleb Atnafu

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Dagninet AlelignDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-6133-8860
Manaye YihuneSchool of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-4166-9707
Muluken BekeleSchool of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-3464-2584
Yisiak OumerDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
Kassaw BeyeneDepartment of Midwifery, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0003-3801-2077
Kaleb AtnafuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.

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Background: Ready-to-eat foods sold by street vendors act as potential sources for the spread of various foodborne infectious diseases. Thus, local determination of the level of foodborne bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance pattern is essential. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from September 5th, 2022 to December 31th, 2022. The required data were collected by a structured questionnaire and observation checklist. Randomly selected street-vended foods were aseptically collected, and the bacteriological quality was assessed by using culture techniques. Different biochemical tests were used to identify and characterize bacterial isolates. The antimicrobial-resistant test for isolated foodborne bacterial pathogens was carried out by using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Results: A total of 34.2% (113/330) with a 95% CI of 29.1-39.4 of commonly consumed street-vended foods were identified as having unsatisfactory total mean aerobic bacterial counts (>10 Conclusion: Street-vended foods in this setting have a considerable number of unsatisfactory bacterial qualities, along with drug-resistant foodborne pathogens. Thus, more effective health education and training for vendors, regular inspections of vending sites, and regular surveillance of drug resistance patterns of foodborne pathogens are all essential.

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Arba Minchbacteriological qualityEthiopiastreet-vended foods

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