Abstract :
Foodborne diseases are caused by contaminated food. Food serving and poor
personal hygiene are the cause. Food contaminated with harmful bacteria can be a
source of disease. The purpose of this study was to identify the presence of
Salmonella typhi on the palm swabs of food vendors at Kanisius Semanggi II
Elementary School Surakarta.
The type of research used in this scientific paper is descriptive research. This
research was conducted at the Bacteriology Laboratory of the National High
School of Health Sciences and the time of this research was carried out on March
29 - April 7, 2021. The sample used in this study was the palm swab of food
vendors at SD Kanisius Semanggi II Surakarta. The sampling technique used is
total sampling.
The results obtained from 11 samples of palm swabs of food vendors at SD
Kanisius Semanggi II Surakarta were taken, namely Salmonella typhi 5%,
Klebsiella sp 29%, Citrobacter sp 9%, Proteus sp 9%, Escherichia coli 14%,
Serratia sp 9 %, Enterobacter sp 5%.
The conclusion of this study was that 5% of Salmonella typhi was found in the
palm swabs of food vendors at Kanisius Semanggi II Elementary School
Surakarta.