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Bacterial and parasitic contaminants of salad vegetables sold in markets in Fako Division, Cameroon and evaluation of hygiene and handling practices of vendors

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Research Notes, February 2018
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Title
Bacterial and parasitic contaminants of salad vegetables sold in markets in Fako Division, Cameroon and evaluation of hygiene and handling practices of vendors
Published in
BMC Research Notes, February 2018
DOI 10.1186/s13104-018-3175-2
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Jane-Francis Tatah Kihla Akoachere, Bertrand Fossi Tatsinkou, Joseph Mbapngong Nkengfack

Abstract

Increase in awareness of the health benefits of vegetables has resulted in an increase in consumption. Many vegetables are consumed raw to retain the natural taste and heat labile nutrients. The safety of raw vegetables is a great concern. We investigated the bacteriological and parasitological quality of salad vegetables sold in three major markets in Fako Division Cameroon, the hygiene and preservation practices of vendors and determined the antimicrobial sensitivity of bacterial isolates, to provide data that could be used to improve food safety and safeguard public health. Bacterial contamination was high. Mean aerobic bacteria counts ranged from 2.5 × 106 to 15 × 106 cfu/g, total coliform counts from 4 to >  2400/g and fecal coliforms < 3 to 1100/g. Six bacterial species were isolated among which Staphylococcus aureus (35.4%) predominated while Serratia marcescens (8.5%) was the least. Bacteria showed high resistance to erythromycin (87.6%). Ten parasitic organisms were detected. Balantidium coli (25.6%) and Entamoeba spp. (21.7%) predominated. Contamination was highest in lettuce and lowest in green pepper. Hygiene and vegetable preservation practices of vendors were poor and could aggravate contamination. Contamination of fresh salad vegetables with pathogenic bacteria and parasites could be a food safety concern in study area.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 160 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 21 13%
Student > Bachelor 15 9%
Researcher 14 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 3%
Other 14 9%
Unknown 77 48%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 15 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 9 6%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 8 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 4%
Other 22 14%
Unknown 85 53%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 January 2024.
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#7,251,204
of 25,287,709 outputs
Outputs from BMC Research Notes
#1,086
of 4,502 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#137,515
of 449,763 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Research Notes
#32
of 121 outputs
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