Microbiological contamination of chicken meat in 43 supermarkets in El Salvador

Authors

  • Alejandro López Instituto Nacional de Salud de El Salvador
  • Tatiana Burgos Instituto Nacional de Salud
  • Moisés Diáz Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social
  • Roberto Mejía Instituto Nacional de Salud
  • Edgar Quinteros Instituto Nacional de Salud https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0939-7318

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/alerta.v1i2.7134

Abstract

Objective. To determine the presence of Salmonella spp, E. coli y S. aureus in fresh chicken meat from supermarkets. Methodology. This is a cross-sectional study. 302 samples fresh chicken meat were collected from 43 supermarkets estimate with a statistical error of 5.9%.
Results. The samples of fresh chicken meat showed a presence of 56% of Salmonella spp, 14% of E. coli and 13% of S. aureus.
Conclusions. There is an important microbiological contamination of fresh chicken meat that evidences some failures in the food production chain. The presence of these microorganisms represent a public health concern to consumers. Therefore, will be very necessary to improve the good practice for food handlers.

 Alerta Year 2018, Vol. 1 No. 2: 45-53

Keywords: Salmonella spp, E. coli, S. aureus, fresh chicken meat, Supermarkets

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Published

2018-12-19

How to Cite

López, A., Burgos, T., Diáz, M., Mejía, R., & Quinteros, E. (2018). Microbiological contamination of chicken meat in 43 supermarkets in El Salvador. Alerta, Revista científica Del Instituto Nacional De Salud, 1(2), 45–53. https://doi.org/10.5377/alerta.v1i2.7134

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2018)

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