Microbial Load and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Khebab Sold on a University Campus and Its Environs in Ghana

Table 3

Mean load of E. coli and S. aureus in gizzard khebab sold on the KNUST campus and its environs.

Location	Range of E. coli load (MPN/g)	Mean load of E. coli (log10 MPN/g)	Range (CFU/g) of S. aureus load	Mean load of S. aureus (log10 CFU/g)
Kotei	2.30×10^5-4.30 × 10^6	6.10 ± 0.52	1.52 × 10^4-3.50 × 10^6	5.37 ± 0.98
Ayeduase	0.00–2.40 × 10^6	3.85 ± 3.03	4.20 × 10^3-2.96 × 10^6	5.43 ± 1.36
Kentinkrono	0.00–2.90 × 10^7	2.94 ± 3.85	3.00 × 10^5-1.64 × 10^7	6.18 ± 0.81
Boadi	0.00–2.40 × 10^5	1.79 ± 2.78	1.24 × 10^5-1.76 × 10^6	5.80 ± 0.54
KNUST campus	0.00–1.50 × 10^6	4.05 ± 3.14	1.48 × 10^5-9.60 × 10^6	5.82 ± 0.65
Ayigya	0.00–9.30 × 10^6	4.38 ± 3.41	7.40 × 10^3-1.64 × 10^7	5.69 ± 1.50
CV (%)		79.1		18.1
value		0.207		0.788

MPN = most probable number; CFU = colony-forming unit.