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Abstract I.Bacteriological monitoring of meat meals in two hospitals in kalyobia governorate was evaluated. a- bacterial count: eighty samples, 40 each of fried chicken and cooked meat, were collected from two hospitals and examined bacteriologically. the mean log.values of aerobic plate count of fried chicken and cooked meat were 4.82 & 4.60 in hospital 1& ii, respectively. enterobacteriaceae count, coliforms (mpn), faecal coliforms (mpn), e.coli and staph.aureus count of fried chicken and cooked meat in the two hospital were determined and recorded. b-incidence of salmonellae and yersinia enterocolitica: four hand red samples, 200 each of fried chicken and cooked meat were collected from two hospitals and examined for determination and incidence of salmonellae and yersinia enterocolitica. the incidence of salmonellae in examined fried chicken was 2% & 7% in hospital i and ii respectively. s.typhimurium and s.muenster were only the two serotypes which could be isolated. concerning the incidence of y.enterocolitica in hospital i and ii were (24% & 20%) in fried chicken and (16.8% & 24%) in cooked meat respectively. 11_bacteriological monitoring of meat contact surfaces. a. bacterial count:- 120 samples consists of 10 swabs from each of workers hands, clothes, pans, dishes, knives and spoons were collected from two hospitals and examined bacteriologically. aerobic plate count per hand, per spoon, clothes, pans, dishes and knives were in log.mean values/cm2 5.06 & 6, 3.93 & 5.88, 4.19 & 5.84, 4.57 & 6.30, 5.40 & 6.58 and 5.24 & 6.68 respectively. enterobacteriaceae count, coliforms (mpn), faecal coliforms (mpn), e.coli staph.aureus count were determined. b- incidence of salmonellae and yersinia enterocolitica:- 1200 samples, consists of 100 samples from each of workers hands, clothes, pans, dishes, knives and spoons were collected from two hospitals for determinating the incidence of salmonellae and y.enterocolitica. salmonellae could be isolated only from 6% of examined while y.enterocolitica could be isolated from workers hands (20% & 30%), workers clothes (30% & 32%), pans (0%&42%), spoons (0%&34%), dishes (30%&22%) and knives (10%&0%) in hospital 1&11respectively. iii bacteriological monitoring of different phases of meat meals in hospital food service operations. in hospital ii. the aerobic plate count of frozen, thawed, cooked, fried, portioned and served fried chicken were in log.mean values/g. 5.38, 7.16, 3.15. o.4.17 and 6.01 respectively. while the mean log.values of the aerobic plate count of frozen, thawed, cooked, portioned and served cooked meat were 5.47, 6.61, 0.66, 5.39 and 6.49/g. respectively . . enterobacteriaceae count, coliforms (mpn), faecal coliforms (mpn), e.coli (mpn) and staph.aureus count of different phases of the product flow were also determined and recorded. the obtained results showed that cirtobacter freundii, enterobacter agglomerans, enterobacter clocae, klebsilla ozonae, k.pneumonise, proteus mirabilis, p.vulgaris, shigella bodyii & e.coli (026:~0(b~, 055:ks8(b~, 011fks8(b1~ & 0119:~9(b1~ could be isolated from examined samples in part i, ii & iii with varying percentages. iv testing and evaluation of the efficiency of a disinfectant agent. aqua tread have 100% bactericidal effect after 5, 10 and 15 minutes exposure time at dilution 10-1 against e.coli, s.typhimurium, staph.aureus and y.enterocolitica while at dil 5x1q-1 & 10-2 have 100% bactericidal effect after 10 & 15 minutes exposure time. it is advisable to be used in hospital food serving establishment. v momitoring critical control point. a- effect of cleaning and disinfection on the microbial load of meat contact surfaces: after cleaning and disinfection of workers hands, spoons, serving dishes, knives and cutting tables, microbial load was greatly reduced. b- effect of hygienic handling at portioning and serving phases of fried chicken and cooked meat: the most effective way to minimize contamination of cooked meat meals in hospitals are the use of disposable plastic gloves by food handlers, also the use of clean even sterile equipment (spoons, knives, forks, etc.) instead of hands especially during portioning and serving of cooked foods. after workers hands wearing dispersible plastic gloves, the microbial load of fried chicken and cooked meat were greatly reduced. identified critical control points:- the cook/hold-hot type of hospital food service operation was cooking and hot holding, together with other control points include a acquiring raw from safe sources, proper freezing, refrigerated, thawing, preparation of raw and cooked foods so as to avoid contamination cleaning and disinfection of equipment to remove contamination. the public health significance of the isolated pathogens was discussed. moreover, the suggestive measures for the improvement of meat meals in hospitals were mentioned. |