Nguyen Thi Giang, Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen, Đang Thi Oanh, Pham The Hai

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Abstract

Food poisoning is always a hot issue not only in Vietnam but also in the world. Investigation causes, origin of factors causing food poisoning are always concerned by the authorities. In this study, we used the PFGE method to analyze the genetic diversity and relationships of Staphylococcus aureus isolates, one of the leading causes of mass food poisioning. S. aureus strains were isolated in kitchens at some primary schools in Hanoi in 2015.


The study was conducted on 68 isolates from samples of the food handlers,equipments, foods, from 36 primary schools in 12 districts of Ha Noi. The results showed that the proportion of S. aureus carrying enterotoxigenic genes (sea,seb,sec) was 20.6% (n = 68). 46 isolates from 18 schools with high genetic diversity: 8 clusters with a similarity coefficient of ≥80% and cross-contamination between samples in the same school were happened (between handlers-foods- processing equipment).

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, food safety, food safety at kitchens, Kitchen of primary school at Hanoi.

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