A SURVEY OF FOOD BORNE BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION IN 14 HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN

Abstract

Nosocomial infection and its heavy financial cost is a well recognized problem. A variety of sources of organisms involved in nosocomial infection have been identified in recent years. One potential route of bacterial infection is contamination. In order to assess the importance of food contamination, we carried out a survey of bacterial examination of food and the kitchen environment of 14 hospitals. 456 samples were examined. Bacterial growth was observed in 40% and salad yielded the highest frequencies of isolation of bacteria (P

Keywords

• Nosocomial heavy infection
• Food borne infection
• Hospital hygiene