Staphylococcus aureus colonization rate in students aiming to become food workers: about the risk of food poisoning Staphylococcus aureus is an important causative agent of infections and toxin-type food poisoning in medical practice as it is the leading bacterium in food hygiene,and the leading causative agent of pyogenic infections in medicine,causing localized suppuration and septicemia.In this study,we investigated the biological characteristics and drug sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus in the nasal cavity,fingers,and rectum of students in the nutrition and confectionery courses（now the Food Nutrition and Confectionery Course in the Department of Regional Symbiosis）of Nagasaki Junior College of Health Sciences to understand the bacterial carriage of staphylococcus aureus in healthy adults.The results revealed that 28out of 46students were carrying Staphylococcus aureus in either the nasal cavity,fingers,or rectum,with a significantly high rate of 60.9%.
食品従事者を目指す学生の黄色ブドウ球菌保菌率と食中毒の危険性について
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