Probabilistic model for the estimation of the consumer exposure to methicillin ‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus due to cross‐contamination and recontamination

A probabilistic model was developed to estimate the likelihood and extent of cross ‐contamination and recontamination and the burden of methicillin‐resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from contaminated raw chicken meat via hands and kitchen utensils in a serving (consisting on a slice of bread and a piece of grilled chicken meat) during a household barbecue in Germany. It contributes to the quantification of consumer exposure to MRSA through food consumption once contaminated food has entered the household kitchen. AbstractThe presence of multidrug ‐resistant bacteria like methicillin‐resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail meat is one of the current concerns of the public health authorities. Bacterial cross ‐contamination and recontamination during household food preparation could play an important role in the dissemination of such bacteria, and therefore could contribute to a serious health problem, more specifically for immunocompromised people. In order to evaluate the importance of such events, a probabilistic model was developed to estimate the likelihood and extent of cross‐contamination and recontamination and the burden of MRSA from contaminated raw chicken meat via hands and kitchen utensils in a serving (consisting on a slice of bread and a piece of grilled chicken meat) during a ho usehold barbecue in Germany. A modular design was used, taking into account the chronological order of the routines during the barbecue event, and Monte Carlo simu...

Source: MicrobiologyOpen - July 9, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Carolina Plaza ‐Rodríguez, Annemarie Kaesbohrer, Bernd‐Alois Tenhagen Tags: SPECIAL ISSUE: ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE Source Type: research