Microbial Contamination of Fixed and Mobile Street Food Vended around the Campus of East West University in Dhaka, Bangladesh

1. Observation of Biochemical tests
2. Primers for the detection of virulent genes of E. coli
3. Interpretations
4. Number of food samples with growth of organisms
5. Presence of suspected organisms in number of food samples
6. Presence of organisms in different food samples collected from EWU Mohakhali Campus
7. Presence of organisms in different food samples collected from EWU Aftabnagar Campus
8. Biochemical test of samples collected from Mohakhali and Aftabnagar Campus for suspected Salmonella spp.
9. Biochemical test of samples collected from Aftabnagar Campus for suspected Shigella spp.
10. Criteria of Organisms on Specific Media for Biochemical Test
11. Serology of samples collected from Aftabnagar Campus for Shigella spp.
12. PCR Test for E. coli suspected samples from Mohakhali and Aftabnagar Campus
13. Summary of the findings
14. Characteristics of the students
15. Relationship between characteristics/practices with street food consumptions of students
16. Socio-economic characteristics of the vendors
17. Behavioral characteristics of the vendors
18. Relationship between the knowledge of contamination, educational status, and hand washing practice of vendors before preparing food
19. Relationship between the knowledge of contamination, educational status, and hand washing practice of vendors after coming from toilet
20. Relationship between hand washing practice of vendors and suffering from diarrhea/dysentery