KLEBSIELLA SPP. AS AN IMPORTANT CAUSE OF FOOD CONTAMINATION
Document Type : Original Research Articles
Abstract
A total of 150 food samples food handlers and utensils swabs were used for the isolation of Klebsiella spp as it considered a cause of food contamination and a source of gastrointestinal infection. That, the highest percentage of klebseilla spp were isolated from raw food this raw food (50%) which include chicken, meat, and fresh vegetables. while the percentage was (30%) from the utensils then the employers' oral swabs (23.3%) and hand swabs (20%). No isolates were found at cooked food and nasal swabs.
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