Table 6 Distribution of S. aureus in the bread according to packaging, display of bread, coverage, gloves usage for unpacked bread and bread type
From: Microbiological quality of some packed and unpacked bread products in Alexandria, Egypt
S. aureus | Packaging | p value | |||||
Packed | Unpacked | ||||||
N | % | N | % | ||||
Present | 11 | 13.1 | 17 | 20.2 | \(x\) 2 = 1.543 p = 0.214 | ||
Absent | 73 | 86.9 | 67 | 79.8 | |||
S. aureus | Display of bread | ||||||
Inside the shop | Outside the shop | ||||||
N | % | N | % | \(x\) 2 = 5.393 p = 0.020* | |||
Present | 13 | 11.8 | 15 | 25.9 | |||
Absent | 97 | 88.2 | 43 | 74.1 | |||
S. aureus | Coverage | ||||||
Covered | Uncovered | ||||||
N | % | N | % | \(x\) 2 = 2.614 p = 0.106 | |||
Present | 15 | 24.6 | 2 | 8.7 | |||
Absent | 46 | 75.4 | 21 | 91.3 | |||
S. aureus | Gloves usage for unpacked bread | ||||||
Yes | No | ||||||
N | % | N | % | \(x\) 2 = 4.184 p = 0.041* | |||
Present | 3 | 9.1 | 14 | 27.5 | |||
Absent | 30 | 90.9 | 37 | 72.5 | |||
S. aureus | Bread type | ||||||
Flat | Fino | Toast | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | \(x\) 2 = 11.773 p = 0.003* | |
Present | 17 | 30.4 | 4 | 7.4 | 7 | 12.1 | |
Absent | 39 | 69.6 | 50 | 92.6 | 51 | 87.9 | |