Abstract :
Food is anything that comes from biological sources and water, whether
processed or not, which is intended as food or drink for human consumers. A
foodborne disease that often occurs in society is diarrhea. Diarrhea is excessive
loss of fluids and electrolytes that occurs due to the frequency of one or more
bowel movements in the form of watery or watery stools. The most common
cause of diarrhea is Escherichia coli. Escherichia coli is a gram-negative, short
rod-shaped, facultative anerobic, non-spore, motile peritric flagellum. The
purpose of this study was to identify Escherichia coli bacteria in hand swabs of
food traders at SD Kanisius Semanggi II Surakarta.
This research method is a descriptive observational study. The data
collection technique uses primary data, which is done by directly observing and
then taking the swab samples of the traders' hands for laboratory tests. The
sampling technique used in this study was total sampling.
The results of this study obtained 7 types of bacteria: Escherichia coli
(14%), Klebsiella sp. 29%, Serratia sp. 29%, Citrobacter sp. 9%, Enterobacter
aerogenes 5%, Proteus sp. 9%, and 5% Salmonella typhi.
The conclusion in the research conducted by the author found that the
Escherichia coli bacteria in the hand swab samples of food traders at SD Kanisius
Semanggi II Surakarta were 3 samples, namely 14%.