Microbiological analysis of food contact surfaces in child care centers

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 6918-6922

  Cosby, Catherine M ^a,b   Costello, C A ^a   Morris, W C ^a   Haughton, B ^a   Devereaux, M J ^a   Harte, F ^a   Davidson, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b US Foodservice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RANGE FINDING; STANDARDIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

AEROBIC PLATE COUNTS; BACTERIAL CONTAMINATIONS; CHILD CARES; COLIFORMS; E. COLI; FOOD CONTACTS; FOOD PREPARATIONS; FOOD SAFETIES; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATIONS; MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSES; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITIES; OPERATING PROCEDURES; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; SAMPLING TIMES; SANITIZATION; TIME OF DAYS;

SURFACE CLEANING;

BACTERIUM; CHILD CARE; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE; SANITATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD CARE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DIAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 55949128591     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00547-08     Document Type: Article

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