TY - JOUR AU - Dagnew, Mulat AU - Tiruneh, Moges AU - Moges, Feleke AU - Tekeste, Zinaye PY - 2012 DA - 2012/10/02 TI - Survey of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and intestinal parasites among food handlers working at Gondar University, Northwest Ethiopia JO - BMC Public Health SP - 837 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Food borne disease are major health problems in developing countries like Ethiopia. Food handlers with poor personal hygiene working in food establishments could be potential sources of disease due to pathogenic organisms. However; information on disease prevalence among food handlers working in University of Gondar cafeterias are very scarce. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, their drug resistance pattern and prevalence of intestinal parasites among food handlers working in University of Gondar student’s cafeterias. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-837 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-12-837 ID - Dagnew2012 ER -