Prevalencia de Salmonella y enteroparásitos en alimentos y manipuladores de alimentos de ventas ambulantes y restaurantes en un sector del norte de Bogotá, Colombia

Abstract

Foodborne diseases are a global problem. Surveillance of marketed food is an issue that should carry health risk awareness and the importance in the implementation of corrective actions, training and monitoring of food handlers. The present research corresponded to a descriptive study that assessed prevalence in the frequency of certain microorganisms in food handlers and sold in an area of northern Bogota, regarding the burden of enteric and Salmonella spp. The population was composed of 60 food handlers distributed as follows: 40 of established sites and 20 of ambulatory sales; all agreed to the informed consent. Microbiological tests were performed on fecal samples, food and hand smear in the search for enteroparasites and enteric Salmonella spp. Descriptive statistics were performed. To process the data SPSS version 18 was used. Among the results it can be highlighted that 25% of the food sold in the street and 7.5% of the permanent food expenditures (fried sausage, fruit salads, yogurt with cereal, stuffed corn pancake and shish kebab) were positive for Salmonella spp. The presence of parasites such as Entamoeba histolytica / Entamoeba dispar, Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium spp. and Ascaris lumbricoides represent an aspect of importance for public health, implying the need to socialize the results and foster a culture of hygiene in food handlers.